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Bob Tennant presents a history of the missionary work, cultures,
and rhetoric of the Church of England in 1760-1870, when it was the
predominant organizer of Protestant overseas missions. Through
close attention to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
(SPCK, founded 1699), the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
in Foreign Parts (SPG, 1701), and the Church Missionary Society
(CMS, 1799) Tennant offers a systematic exploration of the complex
relationship between the Societies' policies, decision-making
systems, and administration, as recorded in their unpublished
minute books, and the rhetorical and theological activity of their
sermon literature. Thus their 'corporate holiness' is shown to be a
synthesis of theology, ministry, rhetoric, administration, and
methods of building public support. In the process, Tennant also
offers analyses of controversies within the Church of England about
questions such as the relationship of Bible to liturgy, the nature
and techniques of mass education, charitable behaviour, and the
processes of decision-making. Supported by statistical evidence, he
offers a revisionist account of the Church's relationship to the
American Revolution, the Romantic movement, and the Indian
'Mutiny'. Besides offering a critical history of his subject,
Tennant also suggests a methodology for approaching a general
thesis of Christian missionary societies on their own terms,
theoretically separable from and avoiding the distortions and
imbalances which have been imposed by the secularist imperial
historiography to which they have so often been subordinated.
The Oxford History of Anglicanism is a major new and unprecedented
international study of the identity and historical influence of one
of the world's largest versions of Christianity. This global study
of Anglicanism from the sixteenth century looks at how was Anglican
identity constructed and contested at various periods since the
sixteenth century; and what was its historical influence during the
past six centuries. It explores not just the ecclesiastical and
theological aspects of global Anglicanism, but also the political,
social, economic, and cultural influences of this form of
Christianity that has been historically significant in western
culture, and a burgeoning force in non-western societies today. The
chapters are written by international exports in their various
historical fields which includes the most recent research in their
areas, as well as original research. The series forms an invaluable
reference for both scholars and interested non-specialists. Volume
three of The Oxford History of Anglicanism explores the nineteenth
century when Anglicanism developed into a world-wide Christian
communion, largely, but not solely, due to the expansion of the
British Empire. By the end of this period an Anglican Communion had
come into existence as a diverse conglomerate of often competing
Anglican identities with their often unresolved tensions and
contradictions, but also with some measure of genuine unity. The
volume examines the ways the various Anglican identities of the
nineteenth century are both metropolitan and colonial constructs,
and how they influenced the wider societies in which they formed
Anglican Churches.
How far can religion play a part in the public sphere, or should it
be only a private matter? Roger Trigg examines this question in the
context of today's pluralist societies, where many different
beliefs clamour for attention. Should we celebrate diversity, or
are matters of truth at stake? In particular, can we maintain our
love of freedom, while cutting it off from religious roots? In
societies in which there are many conflicting beliefs, the place of
religion is a growing political issue. Should all religions be
equally welcomed in the public square? Favouring one religion over
others may appear to be a failure to treat all citizens equally,
yet for citizens in many countries their Christian heritage is
woven into their way of life. Whether it is the issue of same-sex
marriages, the right of French schoolgirls to wear Islamic
headscarves, or just the public display of Christmas trees, all
societies have to work out a consistent approach to the public
influence of religion.
The Oxford History of Anglicanism provides a global study of
Anglicanism from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first. The
five volumes in the series look at how Anglican identity was
constructed and contested since the English Reformation of the
sixteenth century, and examine its historical influence during the
past six centuries. They consider not only the ecclesiastical and
theological aspects of global Anglicanism, but also the political,
social, economic, and cultural influences of this form of
Christianity that has been historically significant in Western
culture, and a burgeoning force in non-Western societies since the
nineteenth century. Written by international experts in their
various historical fields, each volumes analyses the varieties of
Anglicanism that have emerged. The series also highlights the
formal, political, institutional, and ecclesiastical forces that
have shaped a global Anglicanism; and the interaction of
Anglicanism with informal and external influences which have both
moulded Anglicanism and been fashioned by it. Volume five of The
Oxford History of Anglicanism considers the global experience of
the Church of England in mission and in the transitions of its
mission Churches towards autonomy in the twentieth century. The
Church developed institutionally, yet more than the institutional
history of the Church of England and its spheres of influence is
probed. The contributors focus on what it has meant to be Anglican
in diverse contexts. What spread from England was not simply a
religious institution but the religious tradition it intended to
implant. The volume addresses questions of the conduct of mission,
its intended and unintended consequences. It offers important
insights on what decolonization meant for Anglicans as the mission
Church in various global locations became self-reliant. This study
breaks new ground in describing the emergence of an Anglicanism
shaped more contextually than externally. It illustrates how
Anglicanism became enculturated across a broad swath of cultural
contexts. The influence of context, and the challenge of adaption
to it, framed Anglicanism's twentieth-century experience.
John Henry Newman (1801-90) was brought up in the Church of England
in the Evangelical tradition. An Oxford graduate and Fellow of
Oriel College, he was appointed Vicar of St Mary's Oxford in 1828;
from 1839 onwards he began to have doubts about the claims of the
Anglican Church and in 1845 he was received into the Roman Catholic
Church. He was made a Cardinal in 1879. His influence on both the
restoration of Roman Catholicism in England and the advance of
Catholic ideas in the Church of England was profound. Volume VIII
covers a turbulent period in Newman's life with the publication of
Tract 90. His attempt to show the compatibility of the 39 Articles
with Catholic doctrine caused a storm both in the University of
Oxford and in the Church. He and others were horrified by the
establishment of a joint Anglo-Prussian Bishopric in Jerusalem,
considering it an attempt to give Apostolical succession to an
heretical church. In 1842 he moved away from the hubbub of Oxford
life to nearby Littlemore.
This book, which is global in scope and will be of interest throughout the world, makes available for the first time a comparative study of the Constitutions, Canons, and other forms of law of the Churches in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Doe's analysis draws out the similarities and differences between them and proposes that global principles of Anglican canon law apply to all Churches in the Communion. This thorough and practical description of a hitherto under-explored subject is placed squarely within its jurisprudential and theological context and will be welcomed by both practitioners and scholars.
The Anglican conflict over homosexuality has drawn worldwide
interest and divided the church. However, conflict within
Christianity is not new. This book traces the steps by which the
crisis emerged, and reveals the deeper debates within the church
which underlie both the current controversy and much earlier
splits. William L. Sachs contends that the present debate did not
begin with opposition to homosexuality or in advocacy of it. He
argues that, like past tensions, it originates in the diverging
local contexts in which the faith is practised, and their differing
interpretations of authority and communion. In the aftermath of
colonialism, activists and reformers have taken on prominent roles
for and against the status quo. The crisis reveals a Church in
search of a new, global consensus about the appropriate forms of
belief and mission.
The Oxford Movement transformed the nineteenth-century Church of
England with a renewed conception of itself as a spiritual body.
Initiated in the early 1830s by members of the University of
Oxford, it was a response to threats to the established Church
posed by British Dissenters, Irish Catholics, Whig and Radical
politicians, and the predominant evangelical ethos - what Newman
called 'the religion of the day'. The Tractarians believed they
were not simply addressing difficulties within their national
Church, but recovering universal principles of the Christian faith.
To what extent were their beliefs and ideals communicated globally?
Was missionary activity the product of the movement's distinctive
principles? Did their understanding of the Church promote, or
inhibit, closer relations among the churches of the global Anglican
Communion? This volume addresses these questions and more with a
series of case studies involving Europe and the English-speaking
world during the first century of the Movement.
Amidst a world of seemingly endless movement and change many of us
feel a longing to be rooted. It is this instinct that has led many
to value the parish system, and to question the place of new
churches, be they fresh expressions or church plants. This book is
about the instinct to form churches that are of and for a
particular place, and what this might mean in a world where place
is contested, interconnected, and ever-changing. Above all it is an
attempt to move the conversation beyond the binary choices of
parish or non, new or inherited. It offers a powerful and
persuasive vision for a Church that is national only by being
local; a vision that can only be realised as churches continually
become present to their places.
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Purity
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This is a study of the 66 bishops of James I. Kenneth Fincham
surveys the range of their activities and functions, including
their part in central politics, their role in local society, their
work as diocesan governors enforcing moral and spiritual discipline
and their supervision of the parish clergy. Dr Fincham argues that
the accession of James I marked the restoration of episcopal
fortunes at court and in the localities, seen most clearly in the
revival of the court prelate. The Jacobean episcopate as a group
were active pastors, working under the watchful eye of an informed
supreme governor. During these years, the image of the bishop as
preaching pastor won widespread acceptance and evangelical
churchmanship flourished, to be challenged in the second half of
the reign by Arminian prelates. Dr Fincham's analysis of the early
17th-century episcopate, grounded in contemporary sources, reveals
much about the church of James I, the doctrinal divisions of the
period and the origins of Laudian government in the 1630s. "Prelate
as Pastor" offers a new perspective on the controversies of early
Stuart religious history.
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Parish
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The Anglican parish is uniquely embedded in English culture and
society, by virtue both of its antiquity and close allegiance with
secular governance. Yet it remains an elusive and surprisingly
overlooked theme, whose `place', theologically, is far from
certain. Whilst ecclesiastical history has long formed a pillar of
academic training for ordained ministry, ecclesiastical geography
has not contributing to the often uninformed assumptions about
locality in contemporary church debate and mission strategy. At a
time when its relevance and sustainability are being weighed in the
balance and with plans progressing for the Church in Wales'
abandonment of parochial organisation, there is an urgent need for
a clear analysis of the parish's historical, geographical and
sociological - as well as theological significance. "Parish"
examines the distinctive form of social and communal life created
by the Anglican parish: applying and advancing, the emerging
discipline of place theology by filling a conspicuous gap in
contemporary scholarship. Andrew Rumsey will help in forming a
vision for the future of the English parish system, contribute
towards the Church's strategy for parochial ministry and also
inform the broader national conversation about `localism' and
cultural identity.
The plays of Shakespeare, the Authorized version of the Bible and
the Book of Common Prayer, all produced in the late 16th/early 17th
centuries, are the three dounding texts of the English nation and
its language. Not only do they share a beauty and a power of style
which have never been equalled: their influence on Anglophone
culture remains profound. Originally produced by Archbishop Cranmer
and his allies to bolster the Tudor secession from Catholicism, the
Pray Book rapidly took on a life of its own. Until the present
century, most Anglicans knew long stretches of the text by heart.
It invaded the style of 17th-century p oets and even 19th century
novelists like George Elliot. It still colours our language and our
way of feeling today, though we hardly know it. In recent years the
Prayer Book has been under attack by modernizers and radicals
within the church itself. On the 450th anniversary of its first
appearance, the time has come to proclaim the value of this work
once more and to recognize it for what it is: a liturgical and
literary masterpiece.
The Anglican conflict over homosexuality has drawn worldwide
interest and divided the church. However, conflict within
Christianity is not new. This book traces the steps by which the
crisis emerged, and reveals the deeper debates within the church
which underlie both the current controversy and much earlier
splits. William L. Sachs contends that the present debate did not
begin with opposition to homosexuality or in advocacy of it. He
argues that, like past tensions, it originates in the diverging
local contexts in which the faith is practiced, and their differing
interpretations of authority and communion. In the aftermath of
colonialism, activists and reformers have taken on prominent roles
for and against the status quo. The crisis reveals a Church in
search of a new, global consensus about the appropriate forms of
belief and mission.
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Impressions of the Heart
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In 11 essays by leading Anglican scholars, this book clarifies what
sets Anglicanism apart from other denominations and offers clarity
for the future of the communion.
Between 1700 and 1850 the Church of England was the among the most
powerful and influential religious, social, and political forces in
Britain. This was also a momentous time for the British Empire,
during which it developed and then lost the North American
colonies, extended into India, and settled the colonies of
Australia and New Zealand. Public understanding of this expanding
empire was influentially created and promulgated by the Church of
England as a consequence of its missionary engagement with these
colonies, and its role in providing churches for British settlers.
Rowan Strong examines how that Anglican Christian understanding of
the British Empire shaped the identities both of the people living
in British colonies in North America, Bengal, Australia, and New
Zealand during this period - including colonists, indigenous
peoples, and Negro slaves - and of the English in Britain.
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