Welcome
At the first GAFCON meeting in June of 2008, Bp. John Rodgers took the stage and addressed those gathered with a prophetic and hopeful word about the future of the Anglican Church. In that speech, John described Anglicanism as “reformed, apostolic Catholicism seeking in all things to be faithful to the Word of God written.”
As Anglicans always have, John believed that the Reformation was necessary to preserve the integrity of catholic faith. Anglicans can claim to be truly catholic precisely because we embrace reformation doctrines such as “salvation by grace through faith alone.”
The Right Reverend John H. Rodgers Jr. was the 2nd Dean President and beloved Professor of Theology at Trinity Anglican Seminary (formerly Trinity School for Ministry). We’ve titled this website “Catholic & Reformed” not only to honor Bp. Rodgers but also because the essays published here will continue to make the case for Anglicanism as an excellent way to be a Christian, at the same time evangelical, apostolic, catholic, reformed, and Spirit-filled.
In other words, we will advocate for the great theological consensus shared by all Christians and beautifully displayed in the the Anglican Way. We would be delighted if you subscribe to this Substack and engage the ideas with comments and questions.
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About Trinity
For those who do not know of Trinity, we are located in the Pittsburgh area and have approximately 250 students as well as thousands of alumni serving in churches and ministries all over the world, on every continent besides Antarctica. Our seminary was founded to reform and renew The Episcopal Church and was, for many years, one of the eleven official episcopal seminaries. However, we are no longer affiliated with The Episcopal Church but with the Anglican Church in North America, a Province developed by faithful Anglicans from across the globe, many of them Trinity alumni and friends.
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About Me
My ecclesiastical title is The Very Rev’d Canon Dr. Bryan Hollon, and I am the 8th Dean & President and Professor of Theology at Trinity Anglican Seminary. Before joining Trinity, I served for sixteen years as a Professor of Theology at Malone University in Canton, Ohio and as Resident Theologian and City Director for the C.S. Lewis Institute of Northeast Ohio. In 2017, along with my wife Suzanne, I planted St. John’s Anglican Church in North Canton, Ohio.
As a scholar, I have tended to specialize in ressourcement theology, which is best exemplified in the work of Henri de Lubac. As a seminary Dean and President, I am keenly interested in the ways that Christians and Christian churches engage contemporary culture and remain faithful to the gospel in different contexts. Most importantly, I am a proponent of the great consensual tradition that C.S. Lewis referred to as “Mere Christianity.”
I have been married to Suzanne since 1993. We grew up on opposite ends of the great state of Texas and met at Baylor University. We have three grown children: Harrison, Claire, and John.
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