The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion.
This uniquely comprehensive reference work provides a global account of the history, expansion, diversity, and contemporary issues facing the Anglican Communion, the worldwide body that includes all followers of the Anglican faith. An insightful and wide-ranging treatment of this dynamic global fait...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | Ian S. Markham, J. Barney HawkinsIV, Justyn Terry and Leslie Nuñez Steffensen (eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion (Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), pp. 780. ISBN 978-0-470-656341-1 (2014) (Percy, Martyn, 1962 -)
[Rezension von: Markham, Ian S., The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion...] (2013) (Kater, John L.) The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion (2015) (Engelhardt, Hanns) |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion Ser
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Anglican Communion
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780470656341 |
| Summary: | This uniquely comprehensive reference work provides a global account of the history, expansion, diversity, and contemporary issues facing the Anglican Communion, the worldwide body that includes all followers of the Anglican faith. An insightful and wide-ranging treatment of this dynamic global faith, offering unrivalled coverage of its historical development, and the religious and ethical questions affecting the church today Explores every aspect of this vibrant religious community - from analyzing its instruments of Unity, to its central role in interfaith communication Spans the Anglican Communion's long history through to 21st century debates within the church on such issues as sexual-orientation of clergy, and the pastoral role of women Features a substantial articles on the Church's 44 provinces, including a brief history of each Brings together a distinguished and international team of contributors, including some of the world's leading Anglican commentators. Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PART I: History -- CHAPTER 1: Locating the Anglican Communion in the History of Anglicanism -- 1867 and All That -- Early Diversity: A Prehistory of the Anglican Communion, 1530-1776 -- Parallel Tracks 1776-1867 -- Envisioning an Anglican Communion -- The Emergent Communion and the Path to Lambeth -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 2: The History of Mission in the Anglican Communion -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 3: The Emergence of the Anglican Communion in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- Introduction -- The Rise of Indigenous Anglican Churches -- National Churches and International Links -- Wresting Control Yet Aspiring to Communion -- The Erosion of Consensus -- Bibliography -- PART II: Structures of the Communion -- CHAPTER 4: The Instruments of Unity and Communion in Global Anglicanism -- The Institutional Instruments of Unity and Communion -- The Canonical Instruments of Unity and Communion -- The Covenant as Instrument of Unity and Communion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 5: The Archbishops of Canterbury, Past and Current -- The Role of the Archbishop of Canterbury -- Serving the monarch of England: sharing the risks -- The risks of involvement: accepting the challenges -- Asking the long and hard questions -- Augustine, the First Archbishop of Canterbury -- Distinctive Men Serving as Archbishops of Canterbury -- The Vows -- The Future of the Role of Archbishop of Canterbury -- Timeline of First Years for the Archbishops of Canterbury -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 6: The Book of Common Prayer -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 7: The Lambeth Conferences -- Origin -- The First Lambeth Conference -- The Work of the Lambeth Conferences -- Anglican Structures -- Mission -- Ecumenism -- Liturgy -- Theology -- Ethics. |
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| ISBN: | 1118320832 |