The Challenge of Change

The Challenge of Change
Author: Mark Harris
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0898697131

Author Mark Harris, an Episcopal priest, says that Anglicans mostly define themselves by reflecting on their experience rather than by defining distinct theology or doctrine. Anglicans feel that their reason for being is bound up not with being Anglicans

Anglicanism

Anglicanism
Author: Andrew Wingate
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1998-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0898697174

A collection of essays by 81 contributors from all parts of the Anglican Communion on issues of faith; worship, spirituality and theology; the Church and ministry; mission within a diversity of faiths and cultures; Church and society; and Anglican identity.

The Fate of Communion

The Fate of Communion
Author: Ephraim Radner
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2007-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802863272

Current debates over a host of issues, particularly those relating to homosexuality, have left the 70-million-member Anglican Communion straining to understand what it means to be a communion -- and even wondering whether life as a communion is possible. In this timely book two priest-scholars, Ephraim Radner and Philip Turner, examine the future of the concept of "communion" as a viable church structure, tracing its historical development as a self-conscious Anglican third way between Protestant congregationalism and Catholic centralism. In examining this essential issue, Radner and Turner relate the specific challenges of the U.S. Episcopal Church to the unity of the worldwide communion, touching on such divisive subjects as the place of Scripture, liberal theology, and episcopal authority. Their discussion is at once measured and impassioned, erudite and practical. Compelling reading for Episcopalians and those in other traditions who are searching for a truly Christian approach to these thorny topics, The Fate of Communion is a forthright, direct examination of a church in turmoil.

Reformation Anglicanism (The Reformation Anglicanism Essential Library, Volume 1)

Reformation Anglicanism (The Reformation Anglicanism Essential Library, Volume 1)
Author: Ashley Null
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433552167

A Clear Vision for What It Means to Be Anglican Today Conceived under the conviction that the future of the global Anglican Communion hinges on a clear, welldefined, and theologically rich vision, the Reformation Anglicanism Essential Library was created to serve as a go-to resource aimed at helping clergy and educated laity grasp the coherence of the Reformation Anglican tradition. With contributions from Michael Jensen, Ben Kwashi, Michael Nazir-Ali, Ashley Null, and John W. Yates III, the first volume in the Reformation Anglicanism Essential Library examines the rich heritage of the Anglican Communion, introducing its foundational doctrines rooted in the solas of the Reformation and drawing out the implications of this tradition for life and ministry in the twenty-first century.

The Anglican Communion at a Crossroads

The Anglican Communion at a Crossroads
Author: Christopher Craig Brittain
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2018-04-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0271081392

Worldwide debates over issues of sexuality and gender have come to a head in recent years in mainline and evangelical churches, with the Anglican Communion—a worldwide network of churches that trace their practice to Canterbury and claim some 85 million members—among the most publicly visible sites of contestation. This thorough and compelling analysis of the conflicts within the Communion argues that they are symptoms of long-simmering issues that must be addressed when Anglican bishops and archbishops meet at the 2020 Lambeth Conference. To many, the disagreements over such issues as LGBTQ clergy, same-sex marriage, and women’s ordination suggest an insurmountable crisis facing Anglicans, one that may ultimately end the Communion. Christopher Craig Brittain and Andrew McKinnon argue otherwise. Drawing on extensive empirical research and interviews with influential Anglican leaders, they show how these struggles stem from a complex interplay of factors, notably the forces and effects of globalization, new communications technology, and previous decisions made by the Communion. In clarifying both the theological arguments and social forces at play as the bishops and primates of the Anglican Communion prepare to set the Church’s course for the next decade, Brittain and McKinnon combine sociological and theological methodologies to provide both a nuanced portrait of Anglicanism in a transnational age and a primer on the issues with which the Lambeth Conference will wrestle. Insightful, informative, and thought-provoking, The Anglican Communion at a Crossroads is an invaluable resource for understanding the debates taking place in this worldwide community. Those interested in Anglicanism, sexuality and the Christian tradition, the sociology of religion, and the evolving relationship between World Christianity and churches in the Global North will find it indispensable.

Beyond Colonial Anglicanism

Beyond Colonial Anglicanism
Author: Ian T. Douglas
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2001
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0898693578

This is a collection of fifteen provocative essays by a cadre of international authors that examine the nature and shape of the Communion today; the colonial legacy; economic tensions and international debt; sexuality and justice; the ecological crisis; violence and healing in South Africa; persecution and religious fundamentalism; the church amid global urbanization; and much more.

Anglicanism and the Western Christian Tradition

Anglicanism and the Western Christian Tradition
Author: Stephen Platten
Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

This volume includes lectures from high profile figures from academia and the Church. Anglian and Catholic voices explores continuity and change in the Anglican Church and its relations with Rome, from its earliest days onwards.

Anglican Vision

Anglican Vision
Author: James E. Griffiss
Publisher: Cowley Publications
Total Pages: 162
Release: 1997-01-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1561013323

In this first volume to the New Church's Teaching Series the author provides a general introduction to the Anglican tradition.