The prestigious Prideaux Lectures were given in 1990 by Adrian
Hastings, published here in volume form. With a distinctive and
fresh approach, he surveys the vast range of interactions between
the Christian church and the English state both historically and
theologically. The central theme is the tension between the
intrinsic dualism within the Christian approach to church and state
and the pressure towards monism inherent in the Reformation
establishment. While contrasting Roman Catholic and Free Church
with Anglican past experience, the concluding chapter assesses
recent developments in which the established church has effectively
recovered a dualist stance. At a time when the appointment of the
next Archbishop of Canterbury has heightened discussion about the
role of the church in contemporary society, Professor Hastings
makes a significant contribution to the subject. Church and State
provides a frame of reference at once historical and theological,
for a subject which is too frequently discussed merely
descriptively or moralistically. It is in fact the frame of
reference underlying the author's recent and much acclaimed works
Robert Runcie and A History of English Christianity 1920-1985.
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