The Anglican Communion At A Crossroads

Author : Christopher Craig Brittain,Andrew McKinnon
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780271081397

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The Anglican Communion at a Crossroads by Christopher Craig Brittain,Andrew McKinnon Pdf

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.

Author : Jack A. Estes
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498207416

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Anglican Re-Formation by Jack A. Estes Pdf

The Anglican Communion is at a crossroads. A tipping point has been reached on the fulcrum, where things can no longer be kept in balance. A choice must be made between two competing worldviews, which are at heart radically different. The time has come to decide which set of beliefs and practices will be adhered to and taught in the church, and which vision will be offered to the world as the Christian faith. Are we sinners brought back into relationship with God through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, or, are all made in the image of God and therefore inherently good? Is Jesus Christ the only means of salvation, or, is salvation available through a plurality of religions that lead us to the knowledge of the divine presence within each person? The time for re-formation is at hand. The calling of the Anglican reformers of the twenty-first century goes beyond setting their own house in order. The famous "Via Media" of Anglicanism brings it close to every other expression of the church. A revived and restructured fellowship of Anglican Churches could readily become a model and a catalyst for the re-formation of the various Christian fellowships worldwide.

Author : Philip Williams Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Anglican Communion
ISBN : 0933667019

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Crossroads are for Meeting by Philip Williams Turner Pdf

Author : Andrew Wingate
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0898693047

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Anglicanism by Andrew Wingate Pdf

As a new century approaches, the Anglican Communion continues to expand and mature. What began as a series of colonial chaplaincy outposts has become a worldwide family of autonomous churches with a common heritage amid remarkable diversity. Until now, most of the published material about Anglicanism has reflected the perspective of the United States and the United Kingdom. In response to this dearth of genuinely global resources, England's Center for Anglican Communion Studies initiated the process that has resulted in this remarkable volume. In Anglicanism:A Global Communion the editors have brought together men and women, lay and ordained, from all over the world, to demonstrate the breadth of experience, spirituality, and thinking that exists within the worldwide Anglican family. This is a collection of essays by 81 contributors from all parts of the Anglican Communion. Essays deal with 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. This is a joint publication of Church Publishing and Cassell's, London. Above all, these accounts taken together say an emphatic No! to the myth of Anglicanism as a privileged club for white Anglo-Saxons who live in the northern hemisphere but presume to speak for their southern neighbors. Here at last is a book stating unequivocally that in the Anglican Communion there are many gifts, many voices. (384 pp)

Author : Mark Harris
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780898697131

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The Challenge of Change by Mark Harris Pdf

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

Author : James Rosenthal
Publisher : Morehouse Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000053901348

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The Essential Guide to the Anglican Communion by James Rosenthal Pdf

Capturing the essence of the faith and practice of the worldwide Anglican Communion, this brief but comprehensive guide includes sermons, essays, historical information, hymns, and listings. It is an essential tool for all those interested in Anglicanism.

Author : Benjamin Guyer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621893677

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Pro Communione by Benjamin Guyer Pdf

The proposed Anglican Covenant impinges not only upon the future of the Anglican Communion but upon global Christianity as well. Pro Communione: Theological Essays on the Anglican Covenant is the first volume that considers the completed text of the Covenant and its congruity with the Anglican tradition. Contributors across the Anglo-American world appraise the Covenant within a holistic framework defined by liturgical, historical, and ecumenical perspectives. These essays transcend current debates by illuminating abiding theological themes within Anglicanism. Creative and edifying, rigorous and hopeful, Pro Communione envisions a revival of the Anglican imagination within the context of a covenanted Anglican Communion. Contributors: Jeff Boldt, Neil Dhingra, Andrew Goddard, Benjamin M. Guyer, N. J. A. Humphrey, Nathan G. Jennings, Evan Kuehn, Edmund Newey, Matthew S. C. Olver, Ephraim Radner, and Christopher Wells

Author : Ephraim Radner,Philip Turner
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802863270

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The Fate of Communion by Ephraim Radner,Philip Turner Pdf

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.

Author : Very Revd Prof Martyn Percy
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781409470380

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Anglicanism by Very Revd Prof Martyn Percy Pdf

This focused concentration and celebration of Anglican life could not be more timely. Debates on sexuality and gender (including women bishops), whether or not the church has a Covenant, or can be a Communion, and how it is ultimately led, are issues that have dominated the ecclesial horizon for several decades. No book on Anglicanism can ever claim to have all the answers to all the questions. However, Martyn Percy’s work does offer significant new insights and illumination - highlighting just how rich and reflexive the Anglican tradition can be in living and proclaiming the gospel of Christ. These essays provide some sharply-focused snapshots of contemporary Anglicanism, and cover many of the crucial issues affecting Anglicans today, such as the nature of mission and ministry, theological training and formation, and ecclesial identity and leadership. Church culture is often prey to contemporary fads and fashion. Percy’s work calls Anglicanism to deeper discipleship; to attend to its roots, identity and shape; and to inhabit the world with a faith rooted in commitment, confidence and Christ.

Author : Edward Jarvis
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781978716995

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The Anglican Church in Singapore by Edward Jarvis Pdf

The Anglican Church in Singapore has a unique place both in the study of World Christianity and in the history of Southeast Asia. From its beginnings as a Church for colonial settlers, to its role as an unlikely agent of change in Singapore’s postcolonial transition, and its reinvention as part of a highly prosperous, hyperglobalized, supercapitalist, aspiration-driven modern state, the extraordinary trajectory of the Anglican Church in Singapore merits considerable attention. This study draws on archival material, incisive scholarship, and candid memoirs to chart the two-hundred-year history of Singapore’s Anglican Church, through world wars and communist insurgency towards hard-won national independence and the unparalleled social transformation of today, but this book goes far beyond mere chronological narrative. The author’s approach is inquisitive, rigorous, and ardently multidisciplinary, providing insights from theological, anthropological, political, and sociolinguistic perspectives. Homing-in on critically important and currently relevant themes, this book subjects the colonial-era Anglican Church’s social, ethnic, and interreligious engagement to scrutiny. The Church’s more recent and controversial commitment to the Anglican Realignment movement and its unexpected reorientation towards Pentecostalism are thoroughly investigated. The remarkable case of Singapore’s Anglican Church is indispensable for a complete understanding of World Christianity and Christianity in Asia today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Anglican Communion
ISBN : IND:30000029961541

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The Anglican Communion by Anonim Pdf

This illustrated brochure introduces the worldwide Anglican communion, outlining the role of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the work of the Anglican Consultative Council. An Anglican world map is included.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433552168

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Reformation Anglicanism (The Reformation Anglicanism Essential Library, Volume 1) by Anonim Pdf

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.

Author : Bruce Norman Kaye
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0898694558

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Reinventing Anglicanism by Bruce Norman Kaye Pdf

Anglicanism world-wide faces huge problems in the post-Empire era. Churches that were originally founded as colonial and missionary outposts by Great Britain and the United States have now become autonomous Anglican provinces; and what used to be a predominantly white, Anglo-Saxon group of churches in the northern hemisphere has become a truly global community, most of whose members live in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific. Using the experience of the Anglican Church in Australia, Bruce Kaye tracks the modern story of Australian Anglicanism and reconsiders key elements of the New Testament, the English Reformation, and the ongoing theological tradition that relate to this story.

Author : Martyn Percy,Ian S. Markham,Mark Chapman,James Barney Hawkins
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819227980

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Christ and Culture by Martyn Percy,Ian S. Markham,Mark Chapman,James Barney Hawkins Pdf

Canterbury Studies in Anglicanism meets the growing demand for resources that address the breadth and complexity of contemporary Anglicanism for the 75+ million members of the Anglican Communion. In Christ and Culture, leading bishops from around the world including Rowan Williams, Tom Wright, Katharine Jefferts Schori, Geoffrey Rowell, Richard Clarke, Victoria Matthews, Drexel Gomez and others, reflect on the ten main themes of the 2008 Lambeth conference: Celebrating common ground: Anglican identity Proclaiming the good news: evangelism Transforming society: social injustice Other churches and God’s mission Safeguarding creation: The environment Engaging with a multi-faith world Equal in God’s sight: gender violence Living under scripture Human sexuality The Covenant and the Windsor Process Study Guide included.

Author : Frederick William Faber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Anglican Communion
ISBN : YALE:39002037205474

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Grounds for Remaining in the Anglican Communion by Frederick William Faber Pdf