Living in Communion within Anglicanism

In the Anglican Communion today, stress on tendencies such as liberalism and conservatism, evangelicalism and modernism, continues to separate people in Christ from each other. Arguments over sexuality, women's ordination, gender, inclusive language, and theological differences continue to crea...

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Main Author: Atta-Baffoe, Victor (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2016]
In: Journal of Anglican studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 226-235
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDE Anglican Church
Further subjects:B Participation
B Communion
B Lambeth Conference
B Anglican Identity
B Koinonia
B progressive orthodoxy
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Summary:In the Anglican Communion today, stress on tendencies such as liberalism and conservatism, evangelicalism and modernism, continues to separate people in Christ from each other. Arguments over sexuality, women's ordination, gender, inclusive language, and theological differences continue to create division and antagonism in the Church. This article develops the role of embodied community (koinonia) and sacramental participation as the vital centre of shared Anglican unity. It makes use of Paul Avis's concept of ‘progressive orthodoxy' as a way of articulating what is shared by the independent churches of the Anglican Communion. The radical demand of the gospel compels us to appreciate and come to terms with Anglicanism, not so much in any specific, well defined theology, nor ecclesiastical bureaucracy, but rather in our mutual participation in the one Lord, one faith, one baptism (Eph. 4.4-6).
ISSN:1745-5278
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S1740355316000048