Shortly prior to his enthronement as Anglican Primate of Australia, Dr Peter Carnley, the Archbishop of Perth, was in the news. Perhaps for this reason the media seemed to give major attention to his alleged deviations from the orthodox doctrine of the resurrection of Jesus. Examination of the article leaves one rather unclear as to his belief on that subject.
Major attention focuses on atonement and reconciliation.
Positives The Archbishop wants to gain attention. We cannot fault him for that. If he uses somewhat unusual terminology to reach the secular Australian, more power to him. Candidly, we need stirrers, and we need people who can speak to this age in ways that make people sit up and listen. Carnley also wants to show the Christian faith is relevant in the tragedy and alienation of human life.