COVER PHOTO: courtesy of designpic.com. This photo shows a chess game, where winners and losers are made. This issue deals with politics and Presbyterian involvement.
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March 2006
Editorial: Church-State Relations
By Calvin Brown. Throughout the centuries there has always been an interplay between politics and religion and between the spiritual and the secular. Basically, there have been four positions that the church has held at different times and different places in regards to church-state relations. … Read more
2006 AGM/Conference: A Photo Essay
The AGM and Conference was held at Knox Presbyterian Church, Agincourt, Ontario. The Photo Essay continues on pages 11 and 15. Photos by Jack Harewood. … Read more
Of Church, State and the Political Engagement of Evangelicals
By Bruce Clemenger. The debate about the relationship between church and state has been reignited. Firstly, we should respond to the misperceptions that are rooted in stereotypes, misunderstanding, or bias, and secondly, it is an opportunity to discuss the relationship between church and state. … Read more
The Church and Public Life
By Stephen Allen. The challenge for the religious community is to nurture public places of moral deliberation, but we do so in a post-modern, secular Canadian society and a society comprised of many faiths and cultures. Profound cultural shifts have taken in place in Canada in a short period of time. … Read more
Declaration of Faith Concerning Church and Nation
By Mariano DiGangi. The vibrant echoes of the Barmen Declaration of 1934 made its impact on Canadian theologians. In 1954, after an enlarged committee had been formed to produce a statement of faith expressive of the Lordship of Christ, the Declaration of Faith Concerning Church and Nation took its final form. … Read more
Canadian Presbyterians Engage the Political Principalities and Powers
By Peter Bush. Presbyterians believe that the church is to be free from state interference, but how involved can a Presbyterian be in the political scene and remain free to act as the conscience of the state? This article explores some of the ways Canadian Presbyterians have been involved in the Canadian political sphere. … Read more
Early Presbyterianism in Canada, by John Moir
Reviewed by Peter Bush. John Moir is among the most influential historians of Christianity in Canada, having a special interest in The Presbyterian Church in Canada. He is the author of the denomination's official history, Enduring Witness which tells the stories of notable Presbyterian women and men. … Read more
Introducing Channels Magazine
The Renewal Fellowship Within The Presbyterian Church in Canada was founded in 1982. Over the next year, plans were made to begin a magazine to reassure isolated and sometimes discouraged Presbyterians in Canada who wanted renewal that they were not alone. The name Channels was chosen as its name for two reasons. Word associations suggested television channels. Media. Communication. Getting the news out. Christians who remember the old hymns have another recall for Channels: “Channels only, blessed Saviour.” We wanted Channels to be an instrument of blessing for The Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Over the next 23 years, some 66 issues were published. After the twentieth anniversary issue in the spring of 2003, perhaps due to the aging of the editing and production staff, frequency of publication reduced from quarterly to one issue a year, and ended in 2006.
One of the things that Channels was able to do was to place the Renewal Fellowship within a broader national and international context. Publishing articles written by internationally known authors like Eugene Peterson, J.I. Packer, and John Stott helped members of the Renewal Fellowship to realize that they were a part of a much wider movement.
Recognizing the high quality of this magazine prompted a desire to make a digital archive of all 66 issues. Each article is presented in text format, and at the bottom, a searchable, downloadable PDF copy of the issue opens at the page where the article originally appeared. Enjoy!