Article IV – Of the Resurrection of Christ
I wonder if you remember the Bishop of Durham in the mid-80s – David Jenkins. Probably the thing he remains famous for is publicly expressing his doubt in the physical resurrection of Jesus. He made a comment about “a conjuring trick with bones,” which is debated but seemed to be a way of expressing his doubt in the physical element of the resurrection. He was consecrated in York Minster and shortly afterwards the Minster was struck by lightening and it was said to be God's judgement.
At the time he was thought to be an outlier someone who expressed the more extreme liberal views in the church and the academy, but interestingly (and sadly) a survey of clergy in 2002 revealed that a third disbelieve or doubt the physical resurrection. And it's not just the clergy. A survey in 2011 of those who ticked the Christian box in census showed that only a third believed in the physical resurrection.
The picture that paints is of a fairly dismal level of belief in the physical resurr…
At the time he was thought to be an outlier someone who expressed the more extreme liberal views in the church and the academy, but interestingly (and sadly) a survey of clergy in 2002 revealed that a third disbelieve or doubt the physical resurrection. And it's not just the clergy. A survey in 2011 of those who ticked the Christian box in census showed that only a third believed in the physical resurrection.
The picture that paints is of a fairly dismal level of belief in the physical resurr…