Reformation Anglicanism: A Vision for Today's Global Communion (The Reformation Anglicanism Essential Library, Volume 1)

by Ashley Null (Editor), John W. Yates III (Editor), Michael Jensen (Contribution by), B. A. Kwashi (Contribution by), Michael Nazir-Ali (Contribution by)

Overview

The first in a six-volume series, Reformation Anglicanism seeks to be the go-to resource outlining the rich Reformation heritage undergirding Anglicanism, casting a clear vision for what it means to be an Anglican today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433552137
Publisher:	Crossway
Publication date:	02/28/2017
Series:	The Reformation Anglicanism Essential Library
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Ashley Null (BD, Cambridge University) is an Episcopal priest, speaker, and scholar, and the author of Thomas Cranmer’s Doctrine of Repentance. He serves as the canon theologian to the Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas, the theological advisor for the ACNA Diocese of the Carolinas, and the canon theologian to the Anglican Province of Alexandria.

John Yates III (PhD, Cambridge University; MDiv, Trinity School for Ministry) serves as rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is the author of The Spirit and Creation in Paul and has contributed to various edited volumes and periodicals.

Michael P. Jensen (DPhil, Oxford University) is the rector of St Mark’s Anglican Church in Darling Point, Australia, and previously taught theology and church history at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. He is the author of nine books, including Sydney Anglicanism and Theological Anthropology and the Great Literary Genres. Michael and his wife, Catherine, have four children.

Michael Nazir-Ali (DD, Lambeth) is president of Oxford Centre for Training, Research, Advocacy, and Dialogue (OXTRAD). He previously served as the bishop of Rochester in the Church of England, bishop of Raiwind in Pakistan, and general secretary of the Church Mission Society.

Ashley Null (BD, Cambridge University) is an Episcopal priest, speaker, and scholar, and the author of Thomas Cranmer’s Doctrine of Repentance. He serves as the canon theologian to the Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas, the theological advisor for the ACNA Diocese of the Carolinas, and the canon theologian to the Anglican Province of Alexandria.

John Yates III (PhD, Cambridge University; MDiv, Trinity School for Ministry) serves as rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is the author of The Spirit and Creation in Paul and has contributed to various edited volumes and periodicals.

Table of Contents

Preface 11

1 How the Anglican Communion Began and Where It Is Going Michael Nazir-Ali 15

2 The Power of Unconditional Love in the Anglican Reformation Ashley Null 45

3 Sola Scriptura John W. Yates III 77

4 Sola Gratia Ashley Null 105

5 Sola Fide Michael Jensen 125

6 Soli Deo Gloria Ben Kwashi 153

7 A Manifesto for Reformation Anglicanism Ashley Null John W. Yates III 183

Bibliography 205

Contributors 209

General Index 211

Scripture Index 219

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“In light of the current crises of the Anglican Communion, this study of the origins of Reformation Anglicanism is particularly timely. The authors remind us why the Church of England adopted the confessional formularies that have characterized it since the sixteenth century and examine the relevance of these to the modern situation at home and abroad. Everyone with an interest in Anglicanism will benefit from looking afresh at its core principles, and the authors of this volume have done their best to demonstrate how those principles are still meaningful and relevant today.”
—Gerald Bray, Research Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

“This book sketches some of the Church of England’s complex history from early beginnings to the shape of the present worldwide denomination, now about eighty million strong. More importantly, it calls contemporary Anglicans, often awash in doctrinal and moral confusion, to return to the primary sources and evangelical and Reformed doctrines of the English Reformation, if that Reformation is to fulfill its promise.”
—D. A. Carson, Cofounder and Theologian-at-Large, The Gospel Coalition

“This wonderful book reminds me of what the former archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey said: ‘To belittle the witness of the Reformers is to miss something of the meaning of the church of God.’ I am so grateful to the authors for producing this book, which will help us to know what it means to be a church of God.”
—Mouneer Hanna Anis, Anglican Primate of Jerusalem and the Middle East; Chairman, The Anglican Global South

“This is a work that will serve contemporary Anglicanism permanently in helping readers understand—for the first time or much better—that Reformation Anglicanism is simply biblical Christianity. In a time when many churches are doctrinally confused or morally compromised, readers will be encouraged to hold fast to the gospel and to fight against false teaching. I commend this book most highly and look forward to subsequent volumes in the library.”
—Nicholas D. Okoh, Anglican Primate of All Nigeria; Chairman, The Global Anglican Future Conference

“All the opportunities are in the future, but all the lessons are in the past. That’s why every Christian leader, not just Anglicans, should read this fascinating book.”
—Rick Warren, Pastor, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California