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It is then the duty of all Christian people (to be taught and
pressed on them) not to reproach, or speak evil of any man. The
which duty, for your instruction, I shall first endeavour somewhat
to explain, declaring its import and extent; then, for your further
edification, I shall inculcate it, proposing several inducements
persuasive to the observance of it.
Questions of religious identity will be central to the way that the
twenty-first century unfolds. Anglicanism: The Answer to Modernity
is the boldest attempt in recent years to address the intellectual
future of the Church of England in a confident, open and faithful
way. The eight Cambridge deans who have contributed combine
academic theological work with practical ministry to students in
exploring the credibility, wisdom and coherence of Anglican answers
to biblical, moral, philosophical and social issues. They also
evaluate the presence of the Church at various levels in the life
of the nation. They believe that the Church of England is not a
dying and irrelevant anachronism. Rather, their vision is of a
robust and inclusive Anglicanism, from which we may fashion the
answers necessary for human life and growth. This book sets the
conceptual tone for the Church of England at the start of Rowan
Williams's term as Archbishop of Canterbury. Based on pastoral
experience, the contributors map out a confident future for a
Church that sympathetically and intelligently offers meaning and
hope in times of uncertain direction. Contributors include: Duncan
Dormor (St John's College, Cambridge) Jeremy Caddick (Emmanuel
College, Cambridge) Jack McDonald (Gonville and Caius College,
Cambridge) Maggi Dawn (King's College, Cambridge) Jeremy Morris
(Trinity Hall, Cambridge) Timothy Jenkins (Jesus College,
Cambridge) Jo Bailey Wells (Ridley Hall, Cambridge) Jonathan Ben
Quash (Peterhouse, Cambridge)
There is no doubt that Richard Hooker (1554-1600) is one of the
most important writers in the history of the Church of England.
However, since John Henry Newman presented him as a "theologian of
the via media" he has been consistently overlooked by evangelical
Anglicans. This well-documented and detailed analysis of the
theological first principles of the 'father of Anglicanism'
challenges the traditional consensus. The author examines three key
elements of Hooker's theology-namely, the authority of reason,
tradition and Scripture and evaluates Hooker's approach in the
light of his debates with contemporary Puritans including Walter
Travers, Thomas Cartwright and William Tyndale. His views are then
compared with the approaches of Erasmus and the Reformers Luther
and Calvin. Finally, the interpretations of leading and influential
Hooker scholars are examined to show how often his theological
principles have been misrepresented. This important study concludes
that Hooker's debt to the Reformation is greater and more profound
than generally acknowledged and that Hooker is consistently closer
the mainstream of Reformation thought than his Puritan opponents.
"This book is sure to put the cat among the pigeons of Hooker
scholarship, and reopen the question of interpretations which many
have assumed were resolved." -Gerald Bray, Beeson Divinity School
"A lucid, penetrating and immensely relevant study of Hooker's
theological method which firmly repudiates the influential High
church stereotype of Hooker."- Alister McGrath, from the foreword
An ordained priest with the Church of England, Nigel T. Atkinson is
Warden of Latimer House, Oxford.
This timely book, which arises out of consultations under the
auspices of the Centre for the Study of the Christian Church,
examines the Church of England's decision to ordain women to the
priesthood and to make pastoral provision for those opposed. It
attempts to discover and define the theological principles
underlying both the ordination of women and the determination of
the Church to maintain communion when these developments provoke
fundamental disagreements.
But I have not only to tell young persons of the Confirmation: I
have to tell all godfathers and godmothers of it also. Have any of
you here ever stood godfather or godmother to any young person in
this parish who is not yet confirmed? If you have, now is the time
for you to fulfil your parts as sponsors. You must help me, and
help the children's parents, in bringing your godchildren to
confirmation. It really is your duty. It will be better for you if
you fulfil it. Better for you, not merely by preventing a
punishment, but by bringing a blessing. Let me try to show you what
I mean.
A new generation of leadership is emerging within the Anglican
Communion. This book examines the challenges and opportunities
facing these young leaders and Anglicanism more broadly. It
explores the nature and shape of Anglican ministry in the new
millennium. Designed for those who are considering ordination and
those who are in training for the same, it is of appeal to lay
leaders as well. Donald M. Lewis (DPhil, Oxford) is Professor of
Church History and Academic Dean at Regent College in Vancouver,
British Columbia. An active Anglican, he is also the secretary of
Regent College's Anglican Studies Program.
Renowned trailblazing Anglican priest Joy Carroll Wallis,
inspiration for the BBC series" Vicar of Dibley," recounts her
spiritual and professional path and the setbacks and triumphs she
encountered. She discusses with humor and compassion what it is
like to be a leader in women's rights and the rights of the poor,
as well as her work with her husband, prominent religious leader
and Sojourners figure Jim Wallis.
Elizabeth I divided her episcopate at the outset of her reign
between Geneva reformers and bishops who looked to the Fathers of
the Early Church. Thereafter in the Church of England there would
always be divines who were drawn to the orthodox East. Such men
suffered mightily in the 17th century at the hands of the Puritans
and then Whigs when these gained political power, and their
suffering impelled them more and more to 'look to the east'. This
book traces the fortunes of that quest, through the study of Greek
texts, involvement in the intricate politics of the Near and Middle
East, deprivation and isolation in the Nonjuror schism and finally
the rejection by the Greek Patriarchs of requests for Orthodox
Communion in the 1720s. It is a sad story involving much pain, but
the steadfastness of the participants may have much to teach
embattled churchmen today and inspire Orthodox readers to look with
freah eyes at an attempt at unity whihc fialed as much through the
weaknesses of the Orthodox Church at that time as from the
inadequacies of those who wished to join them.
Nora Gallagher’s compelling story of a woman at a crossroads, discerning what to do and how to live after her brother’s death, is a continuation of the spiritual journey she chronicled in her acclaimed book, Things Seen and Unseen: A Year Lived in Faith.
When her beloved brother, Kit, dies, Gallagher finds her own life no longer makes sense. Stretched between meetings, always ten minutes late, increasingly drained of surprise and humor, Gallagher realizes she’s lost more than her brother. She’s lost her “own wild life,” and a sense of the sacred in the world.
Gallagher sets out to find “a new way to spend” herself. Practicing Resurrection describes the often un- settling, sometimes comic, and finally redemptive process of discovery as Gallagher discerns a possible call to the ministry, and explores her marriage, her work as a writer, and the natural world. It extends to the full meaning of life after a death as Gallagher finds that experiences of “resurrection” are not believing “six impossible things before breakfast.” The surprising end portrays a vision of ministry redefined and a marriage honestly renewed.
A beautiful and often harrowing account of the exploration of a vocation and of new life after loss, this powerful memoir will inform and inspire anyone trying to discern the signs of a “call” to what might be a deeper purpose, and how to act on it.
From the Hardcover edition.
This volume includes lectures from high profile figures from
academia and the Church. Anglian and Catholic voices explores
continuity and change in the Anglican Church and its relations with
Rome, from its earliest days onwards.
Ronald Blythe invites us into the company of his neighbours and
friends to hear his reflections on the natural and local history,
the liturgy, stories, village events and gossip that shape and
unite their lives. Though intimately local, his voice is that of a
poet, transcending boundaries of place and time with a universal
appeal. 'Man of letters, man of faith, Suffolk man: Ronald Blythe
is all of these.' Tiimes Literary Supplement
This account of the Oxford or Tractarian movement provides
essential information to the study of English church history and
the history of England during the Victorian era. This book is an
up-to-date, scholarly but approachable exploration of the Movement
which features primary material from a range of its key members.
Herring looks at the relationship beween the Movement and the
older, pre-1833 High Church tradition and, crucially, at
developments after Newman's departure for Rome in 1845. By placing
the Tractarians in the general political and social context of
Victorian movements that sought to revitalize England's traditional
institutions during a period of urbanization and industrialization,
Herring brings new meaning to the movement.
The Anabaptists of North America sport an amazing spectrum of
religious and cultural diversity--from communal Hutterites to urban
Mennonites, from low-tech Amish to acculturated Brethren. They are
known for their strong commitments to peacemaking, service, and
community. In this concise text, Donald B. Kraybill provides a
sweeping overview of their beliefs and practices as well as their
similarities and differences.
Published to mark the tenth anniversary of the ordination of women
in the Anglican church, this work includes prominent clergy, both
female and male, such as Lucy Winkett, Angela Tilby, Una Kroll,
Rose Hudson-Wilkin and Rowan Williams. It tells women's stories
about the reality of life as a priest and reveals defining moments
in their own personal journey. Influential men in the church also
reflect upon the challenges and opportunities that women's ministry
has created for them.
Caused a storm when it was first published, but now, in the words
of Archbishop David Hope, "should be seen as a refreshing statement
which the Church is crying out for." An Anglican Catechism puts
into the hands of anyone seeking to extend knowledge of the Church
of England a definitive account of the teachings of the Church.
Edward Norman has produced a statement of faith at a time when our
understanding has been clouded by the prevalence of secular modes
of thought.
This text argues that in the Local Ministry movement every
Christian person has a gift to offer. When the split between clergy
and laity is overcome and the original concept of the laity as all
God's people is recovered, everyone is free to use these gifts,
allowing the Church to be Church. This vison of collaborative
ministry gives the opportunity to explore the many connections
between faith and life and should be a force for renewal in the
Church.
Open the ancient door of an old church, says Ronald Blythe, and
framed in the silence is a house of words where everything has been
said: centuries of birth, marriage and death words, gossip, poetry,
philosophy, rant, eloquence, learning, nonsense, the language of
hymn writers and Bible translators - all of it spoken in one place.
This work contains words spoken by Ronald Blythe in the churches he
serves as a Reader in the Church of England, and as the local
writer expected to add his own distinctive voice. Originating as
addresses given at Matins or Evensong, they follow various paths
into old and new liturgies, literature and the local countryside.
They bring together the author's delight in language, his
recollections of farming, his recognition of friends and
neighbours, and the hopes he has found in faith.
An invaluable one-stop reference point for a wide range of biblical
and ecclesiastical terms. Includes simple definitions for words
frequently used in relation to church buildings, their contents,
and in many aspects of church organization and worship. Revised and
expanded to include the many changes brought about by Common
Worship.
The Saints of the Anglican Calendar introduces us to the 232 men
and women who are commemorated in the Common Mrship Calendar.
Nearly five hundred years after the Reformation, the Church of
England is coming to a fuller appreciation of the saints, and their
contribution to our spiritual heritage. 1 it le .11 .1r, e:
Mediaeval accounts of saints' lives were often marred by confitsion
and contradictory oral traditions, the writers' desire to tell an
edifying story, and the exploitation of the commercial
opportunities of pilgrim shrines. Embellished with improbable
miracles and unlikely legends, these accounts made the saints seem
remote and unbelievable figures, but recent theological scholarship
has cleared away the accretions of centuries, enabling us to see
the saints as real people who faced up to the challenge of living
out the Christian faith, often in conditions of great difficulty or
danger - and who made mistakes like everyone else. This lively and
informative volume presents the experience of men and women from
the days of the early Church to modern times - people from many
walks of life, including some from other Christian traditions. They
represent the 'great cloud of witnesses' who enrich our
understanding of the Christian faith, endow us with a legacy of two
thousand years of Christian values in action, and inspire us to
walk faithfully in the way of Christ.
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