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English Christendom has never been a static entity. Evangelism,
politics, conflict and cultural changes have constantly and
consistently developed it into myriad forms across the world.
However, in recent times that development has seemingly become a
general decline. This book utilises the motif of Christendom to
illuminate the pedigree of Anglican Christianity, allowing a vital
and persistent dynamic in Christianity, namely the relationship
between the sacred and the mundane, to be more fundamentally
explored. Each chapter seeks to unpack a particular historical
moment in which the relations of sacred and mundane are on display.
Beginning with the work of Bede, before focusing on the Anglo
Norman settlement of England, the Tudor period, and the
establishment of the church in the American and Australian
colonies, Anglicanism is shown to consistently be a
religio-political tradition. This approach opens up a different set
of categories for the study of contemporary Anglicanism and its
debates about the notion of the church. It also opens up fresh ways
of looking at religious conflict in the modern world and within
Christianity. This is a fresh exploration of a major facet of
Western religious culture. As such, it will be of significant
interest to scholars working in Religious History and Anglican
Studies, as well as theologians with an interest in Western
Ecclesiology.
What is the nature of world Anglicanism in a postcolonial, global
age? With talk of fragmentation constantly in the media, what does
it mean to be 'Anglican'? This book presents Anglicanism as a
conversation over time amongst a community of people held together
by sets of practices and beliefs. The first part describes the
emergence of Anglicanism and its foundations in older Christian
traditions. The second looks at Anglican practices within the
framework of changing understandings of mission, and focuses on
liturgy, patterns of engagement with others, organisation and power
in the church, and ministerial offices. There are two separate
chapters on the ordination of women and homosexuality in the public
life of the church. The third part, on beliefs, addresses the
central question of knowledge and authority in Anglicanism, as well
as ecclesiology, the nature of the church itself. A final chapter
looks to the future.
What is the nature of world Anglicanism in a postcolonial, global
age? With talk of fragmentation constantly in the media, what does
it mean to be 'Anglican'? This book presents Anglicanism as a
conversation over time amongst a community of people held together
by sets of practices and beliefs. The first part describes the
emergence of Anglicanism and its foundations in older Christian
traditions. The second looks at Anglican practices within the
framework of changing understandings of mission, and focuses on
liturgy, patterns of engagement with others, organisation and power
in the church, and ministerial offices. There are two separate
chapters on the ordination of women and homosexuality in the public
life of the church. The third part, on beliefs, addresses the
central question of knowledge and authority in Anglicanism, as well
as ecclesiology, the nature of the church itself. A final chapter
looks to the future.
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