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The Anglican Covenant Mark Chapman (T.& T.Clark Ltd 2008) |
A collection of essays by leading theologians and church leaders on the implications of the proposed Anglican Covenant, which has been offered as a solution to the recent crises facing worldwide Anglicanism. | In the Eye of the Storm Gene Robinson (Canterbury Press Norwich 2008) |
Clearly beloved in his diocese and chosen from a wide selection of candidates, the election was entirely proper and the result clear cut, yet it sparked a hurricane storm of controversy that has polarised religious opinion on five continents and still rages five years on. Here, Gene Robinson reflects on his journey of faith, his life experiences, the concerns that matter most to him as a bishop and the controversy that has rocked the church he loves and to which he is committed. |
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A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope Katharine Jefferts Schori (Morehouse Publishing 2007) |
Jefferts Schori, the oceanographer-turned-priest who was elected in 2006 as the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the USA offers musings on faith, diversity, and the church's fight for justice in the world. This book introduces Bishop Jefferts Schori and her message to the wider Church. |
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Anglican Communion in Crisis: How Episcopal Dissidents and Their African Allies Are Reshaping Anglicanism Miranda K. Hassett Princeton University Press (2007)
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In "Anglican Communion in Crisis", Miranda Hassett tells the fascinating story of how a new alliance between conservative American Episcopalians and African Anglicans is transforming conflicts between American Episcopalians - especially over homosexuality - into global conflicts within the Anglican church. This book is the first anthropological examination of the coalition between American Episcopalians and African Anglicans. |
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What Anglicans Believe in the 21st Century David L. Edwards (Continuum 2002) |
This new edition of the 1974 classic "What Anglicans Believe" is for the very different world of the 21st century and its powerful new preface examines the whole question of belief. David Edwards' writes honest answers to the questions that many are asking of their faith and the Church. | A History of Global Anglicanism Kevin Ward (CUP 2006) |
Anglicanism can be seen as irredeemably English. In this book Kevin Ward questions that assumption. He explores the character of the African, Asian, Oceanic, Caribbean and Latin American churches which are now a majority in the world-wide communion, and shows how they are decisively shaping what it means to be Anglican. | |||
Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction Mark Chapman (OUP 2006) |
Mark Chapman highlights the diversity of contemporary Anglicanism by exploring its fascinating history, theology, and structures. Putting the history and development of the religion into context, Chapman reveals what it is that holds Anglicanism together despite the recent crises that threaten to tear it apart. |
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By Whose Authority? Jonathan Clatworthy (ed.) (Modern Churchpeople's Union, 2002, 132pp, New, paperback) |
Papers of the Modern Churchpeople's Union Annual Conference, July 2002. | Avaliable via Lund Theological Books £4 |
The Windsor Report: A Liberal Response Jonathan Clatworthy (ed.) (O Books, 2005, 128pp, New, Paperback. ISBN 1905047290) |
Liberals closely involved in the discussion say that the kind of status quo offered by the Windsor report is no answer. There is too much at stake to continue compromising with the spirit of fundamentalism. | |
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Voices of This Calling: Women Priests - The First Ten Years Christina Rees (ed.) (Canterbury Press, 2002, 192pp, New, Paperback. ISBN 185311412X) |
To mark the tenth anniversary of the vote to ordain women as priests, a rich tapestry of voices reflects on the impact of a decade of women's priestly ministry in the Church of England. | Reaching for Reality Alan Webster (SPCK 2002) |
The former Dean of St Paul's reflects on exciting events in the past and present, and singles out significant areas of change in which he has been actively involved. The thought of Dietrich Bonhoffer about how human beings have come of age together with the rediscovery Julian of Norwich's spirituality have particularly influenced this path. | ||
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