Last few days have been interesting as people have engaged in some conversation about diversity versus division, and the importance of distinctive traditions over and against the overall Christian tradition within which Christians stand. Over at Blethers Chris has been taking her own thoughts deeper into her own traditional territory, and with the usual commonsense caution about whether the church can now afford the luxury of diversification. There are dire predictions for the future of most denominations in Scotland, and past patterns of alignment may not survive the pressures of decline, marginalised influence, muted voice, unattractive ideas in a changed marketplace, and the sheer indifference of most Scottish people to the things Christians get all worked up about.
Happy to keep this conversation going if there are other viewpoints to be heard. Meanwhile there is marking to be done so the blog gets pushed down the urgent list to somewhere near maybe and perhaps if there's time!
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