The Hope of Things to Come: Anglicanism and the Future

by Mark Chapman (Editor)

Overview

A collection of essays by leading theologians and church leaders on the past, present and future of Anglican theology in the context of the Lambeth Conference of 2008.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780567588845
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/10/2010
Series:	Affirming Catholicism
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mark Chapman is Vice-Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford, and a Reader in Modern Theology at the University of Oxford, UK. He has written widely on modern church history, ethics and theology. His books include Ernst Troeltsch and Liberal Theology (Oxford), The Coming Crisis (Sheffield), Blair's Britain (DLT) and Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford).

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Notes on Contributors ix

Introduction xi

1 'In the which the pure Word of God is preached and the Sacraments be duly adminstered': The Ecclesiology of the Church of England in the Context of the European Reformation Charlotte Methuen 1

2 Passing on the Flame: A Reflection on Tradition, Ecclesiology, and History Charlotte Methuen 26

3 The Authority of Reason? The Importance of Being Liberal Mark D. Chapman 45

4 Theology and the Renewal of the Church Andrew Davison 69

5 Radical Anglicanism: A Vision for the Future Joseph P. Cassidy 88

6 Catholicity and the Future of Anglicanism Mark D. Chapman 102

7 Know Surrender: From Ulster to Windsor Martyn Percy 125

8 The Grammar of Our Intercourse David Stancliffe 144

Index 173