W. B. Yeats’ 1919 poem, ”˜The Second Coming’ , has the memorable line:
Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold.
The media, and many people around the world, thought there would be a split in the Anglican Communion during ”˜Primates 2016 ’. This was the meeting of the senior bishops of the 38 provinces, joined by the Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America , from 11th to 15th January at Canterbury Cathedral .
Remarkably, through the grace of God, the humility of the Primates and prayers throughout the world across the traditions of God’s Church, the centre held.
Here we consider seven interweaving themes of the week.