{"id":148082,"date":"2026-10-16T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=148082"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T18:51:46","slug":"martin-davie-exclusively-inclusive-a-review-of-david-runcorn-ed-evangelical-and-inclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=148082","title":{"rendered":"Martin Davie–Exclusively inclusive? \u2013 A review of David Runcorn (ed) Evangelical and\u00a0Inclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Evangelical and Inclusive<\/em> is a very important resource for anyone wanting to think about the present and possible future of the Church of England because it sets out the stall of the Inclusive Evangelicals group in a very clear fashion. If you want to know what Inclusive Evangelicals stands for, read this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, for the reasons set out above, Evangelical and Inclusive<\/em> is not a book that makes a persuasive case for conservative evangelicals (or anyone else) abandoning the Church of England\u2019 s traditional position regarding marriage and human sexuality. Furthermore, for a book of essays by network of people who think of themselves as \u2018inclusive,\u2019 the collection is surprisingly exclusive as far as conservative evangelicals are concerned (hence the title of my review).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big issue facing the Church of England in the five years of the next General Synod will be how those with conservative and inclusive  views regarding marriage and human sexuality can co-exist within the Church of England in a way that enables both sides to remain true to their convictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one in this collection addresses this issue.  In so far as they touch on the future of the Church of England, they seem to see it in exclusively inclusivist terms. By contrast, the proposal for a provincial level settlement made by CEEC and the Alliance acknowledges that provision will need to be made within the Church of England for those taking an inclusive position and proposes a way for this to happen that would enable both conservative and inclusive Anglicans to teach and practice their own beliefs about marriage and human sexuality within their own provinces while still recognising each other as Christians and still being part of a single, albeit internally differentiated, Church of England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a truly inclusive proposal, in the sense that it makes proper provision for everyone, so why aren\u2019t inclusive evangelicals prepared to discuss it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>

Martin Davie\u2013Exclusively inclusive? \u2013 A review of David Runcorn (ed) Evangelical and Inclusive https:\/\/t.co\/dUqs0RK3KZ ‘Evangelical and Inclusive is not a book that makes a persuasive case for conservative evangelicals (or anyone else) abandoning the Church of England\u2019 s traditional position regarding marriage and human sexuality. Furthermore, for a book of essays by network of people who think of themselves as \u2018inclusive,\u2019 the collection is surprisingly exclusive as far as conservative evangelicals are concerned’ [book cover $AMZN] #theology #books #anthropology #sex #ethics #21stc #anglican<\/p>— Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) October 16, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\n