[ELD] Episcopal Life Daily

[Matthew Davies]

Episcopal Life Daily
August 28, 2008

Episcopal Life Online is available at
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife.

Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:

* WORLD REPORT - INDIA: Schools shut down to protest attacks on
Christians
* WORLD REPORT - KENYA: Church leaders seek more inclusive
constitutional talks
* MULTIMEDIA - Episcopal Life Focus offers compilation of Lambeth video
reports
* OPINION - A sense of perspective
* DAYBOOK - August 29, 2008: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* CATALYST - The Sushi Economy: Globalization and the Making of a Modern
Delicacy

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WORLD REPORT

INDIA: Schools shut down to protest attacks on Christians
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_100238_ENG_HTM.htm

KENYA: Church leaders seek more inclusive constitutional talks
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_100239_ENG_HTM.htm

More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm

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MULTIMEDIA

Episcopal Life Focus offers compilation of Lambeth video reports

The August edition of Episcopal Life Focus takes a look at some of the
stories from the recently concluded Lambeth Conference. Stories include
a reflection on the opening eucharist, a look at the Spouses Conference
and a report on the bishops Walk of Witness through the streets of
London to raise awareness of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals.

Focus: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81231_89777_ENG_HTM.htm

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OPINION

A sense of perspective

By Solange De Santis

[Episcopal Life] Every so often, in a discussion of the Episcopal
Church's autonomy within the Anglican Communion, one hears the question:
Why is this church involved with a leadership based in England? After
all, didn't we "dissolve the political bands," as the phrase is in the
Declaration of Independence, 232 years ago?

One might answer: go to Canterbury and go to the cathedral. The Lambeth
Conference's magnificent opening and poignant closing services were held
there, as was a two-and-a-half day retreat before the gathering's
official start.

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams led the retreat doing what, by
all accounts, he excels at -- providing fresh theological and spiritual
perspective on biblical texts and matters of faith. He gave several
addresses to the bishops and when, just after the retreat, he told them
he was sorry they had to hear from him yet again, they gave him a
standing ovation.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81840_100246_ENG_HTM.htm

More Opinion: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_ENG_HTM.htm

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DAYBOOK

On August 29, 2008...

* Today in Scripture: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm

* Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm

* Today in History: On August 29, AD30, according to tradition, John the
Baptist was beheaded. On August 29, 1535, Pope Paul II excommunicated
English King Henry VIII, who had been declared by an earlier pope as
"Most Christian King" and "Defender of the Faith."

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CATALYST

"The Sushi Economy: Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy"
from Penguin Group, by Sasha Issenberg, 323 pages, paperback, c. 2008,
$15

[Penguin Group] One generation ago, sushi's narrow reach ensured that
sports fishermen who caught tuna in most of the world sold the meat for
pennies as cat food. Today, the fatty cuts of tuna known as toro are
among the planet's most coveted luxury foods, worth hundreds of dollars
a pound and capable of losing value more quickly than any other product
on earth. So how has one of the world's most popular foods gone from
being practically unknown in the U.S. to being served in towns all
across America, and in such a short span of time? Sushi aficionados and
newcomers alike will be surprised to learn the true history, intricate
business, and international allure behind this fascinating food.

A riveting combination of culinary biography, behind-the-scenes
restaurant detail, and a unique exploration of globalization's dynamics,
journalist Sasha Issenberg traces sushi's journey from Japanese street
snack to global delicacy.

To order: Episcopal Books and Resources, online at
http://www.episcopalbookstore.org, or call 800-903-5544 -- or visit your
local Episcopal bookseller, http://www.episcopalbooksellers.org

More Catalyst: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/83842_ENG_HTM.htm