Bishops in Communion? The Unity of the Episcopate, the Unity of the Diocese and the Unity of the Church
This article addresses the current state of ecclesiological dissonance in the Church of England and analyses the theological and pastoral issues that are at stake. It tackles the two ecclesiological anomalies that now face the church and compromise its received polity. (a) The College of Bishops inc...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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Ecclesiology
Anno: 2017, Volume: 13, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 299-323 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | KBF Isole Britanniche KDE Chiesa anglicana NBE Antropologia NBN Ecclesiologia RB Carica ecclesiastica |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Church of England
Anglican ecclesiology
episcopacy
impaired communion
women priests
women bishops
reception
economy
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| Riepilogo: | This article addresses the current state of ecclesiological dissonance in the Church of England and analyses the theological and pastoral issues that are at stake. It tackles the two ecclesiological anomalies that now face the church and compromise its received polity. (a) The College of Bishops includes bishops who are unable to recognise the priestly and episcopal orders of their female colleagues and are unable to be in full sacramental communion with them. This situation raises the question of the ecclesial integrity of the College of Bishops: is there now a single College? (b) Some bishops are unable in conscience to recognise the priestly ordination of some clergy – male as well as female – within their diocese because these clergy are female or have been ordained by a female bishop. Is it possible for the bishop, in that situation, to exercise a full episcopal ministry in relation to those female clergy? The article goes on to explore, by means of the concepts of reception, economy and charity, whether a modus vivendi is possible that would enable the Church of England to live with these two anomalies with theological integrity. |
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| Descrizione fisica: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1745-5316 |
| Comprende: | In: Ecclesiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455316-01303003 |
