Submission Guidelines
August 17th, 2009Thank you for your interest in submitting articles for the Global Anglican Theological Institute. The objective of our guidelines is to use the Internet to educate Anglicans and other interested persons in the Christian family about the Christian faith.
We are writing at three levels, beginning, intermediate, and advanced.
First, there are many people who love God, who are eager to hear His Word and see His face. Many have little or no education, but they can understand the fundamental realities of the Christian faith when it is presented to them. We need study materials for these persons, written for local churches or individuals. These materials need to combine great simplicity of style with devotion to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, yet written in a way that does justice to the fullness of the Christian revelation. Materials should include practical action plans and questions for discussion. Pastors and others could use these materials to educate church members. For samples of writing at this level, see the track one section of the web site.
Second, there are many pastors and believers who are called to theological study, yet they lack advanced education. Many of them do not have access to substantive theological materials written in a non-academic fashion. Even if they do have access, they may not be able to afford such materials. Our goal is to fill that lack and need by writing basic materials in non-technical language for pastors, leaders, and interested persons. Our assumption is that these readers may have few written resources beyond a Bible or a Prayer Book available to them. Materials written at this level will not reference or assume knowledge of other sources.
Third, there are many highly educated persons who have access to the Internet, yet lack immediate access to good theological writings. We will publish scholarly essays for these readers. It would be especially helpful to set forth the Anglican position on matters of concern to the world-wide church. We are not concerned with day-to-day polemics; nevertheless, fundamental matters of orthodoxy and heresy must and will be addressed. Other guidelines include:
1.The highest standards of Anglican orthodoxy. A statement of these standards can be found at: at http://www.united-anglicans.org/about/theology.html
2. The fullness of the faith will be presented. It will be evangelical in its emphasis on the proclamation of the gospel, catholic in its affirmation of the ancient traditions and creeds of the church, and charismatic in its recognition of the gifts and fruits of the Spirit as they are given to the church today.
3. If you are interested in writing materials for this project, please get in touch with me. My email address is given below. We especially need materials at levels one and two, written in basic, straightforward English. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
4. Our primary audience is Anglican, but our writings will, we believe, be useful for all Christians. The fullness of the Anglican way can be a blessing to many and, if humbly presented, a great help to many more. When Anglican terminology or practices are mentioned, it would be helpful to define or explain what they mean.
5. Excellent materials are available on the Internet. It would be good to hyperlink to these materials, especially Anglican writings. If you know of any such hyperlinks, please let us know.
6. Finally, if you have language skills and would be willing to translate any of these materials into another language, we would be most grateful. Please contact me.
May God bless you,
The Rev. Dr. Robert J. Sanders
dr.sanders@globalanglican.org
Thank you for your interest in submitting articles for the Global Anglican Theological Institute. The objective of our guidelines is to use the Internet to educate Anglicans and other interested persons in the Christian family about the Christian faith.
We are writing at three levels, beginning, intermediate, and advanced.
First, there are many people who love God, who are eager to hear His Word and see His face. Many have little or no education, but they can understand the fundamental realities of the Christian faith when it is presented to them. We need study materials for these persons, written for local churches or individuals. These materials need to combine great simplicity of style with devotion to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, yet written in a way that does justice to the fullness of the Christian revelation. Materials should include practical action plans and questions for discussion. Pastors and others could use these materials to educate church members. For samples of writing at this level, see the track one section of the web page.
Second, there are many pastors and believers who are called to theological study, yet they lack advanced education. Many of them do not have access to substantive theological materials written in a non-academic fashion. Even if they do have access, they may not be able to afford such materials. Our goal is to fill that lack and need by writing basic materials in non-technical language for pastors, leaders, and interested persons. Our assumption is that these readers may have few written resources beyond a Bible or a Prayer Book available to them. Materials written at this level will not reference or assume knowledge of other sources.
Third, there are many highly educated persons who have access to the Internet, yet lack immediate access to good theological writings. We will publish scholarly essays for these readers. It would be especially helpful to set forth the Anglican position on matters of concern to the world-wide church. We are not concerned with day-to-day polemics; nevertheless, fundamental matters of orthodoxy and heresy must and will be addressed. Other guidelines include:
1.The highest standards of Anglican orthodoxy. A statement of these standards can be found at: at http://www.united-anglicans.org/about/theology.html
2. The fullness of the faith will be presented. It will be evangelical in its emphasis on the proclamation of the gospel, catholic in its affirmation of the ancient traditions and creeds of the church, and charismatic in its recognition of the gifts and fruits of the Spirit as they are given to the church today.
3. If you are interested in writing materials for this project, please get in touch with me. My email address is given below. We especially need materials at levels one and two, written in basic, straightforward English. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
4. Our primary audience is Anglican, but our writings will, we believe, be useful for all Christians. The fullness of the Anglican way can be a blessing to many and, if humbly presented, a great help to many more. When Anglican terminology or practices are mentioned, it would be helpful to define or explain what they mean.
5. Excellent materials are available on the Internet. It would be good to hyperlink to these materials, especially Anglican writings. If you know of any such hyperlinks, please let us know.
6. Finally, if you have language skills and would be willing to translate any of these materials into another language, we would be most grateful. Please contact me.
May God bless you,
The Rev. Dr. Robert J. Sanders
dr.sanders@globalanglican.org