An Introduction to World Anglicanism (Paperback)

Bruce Kaye

ISBN 10: 0521618665 / ISBN 13: 9780521618663

Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008

Paperback. 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. Who are the Anglicans? Where did they come from, and what are they up to? This Introduction to World Anglicanism will answer these questions, and on the way tell you about the foundations of their tradition, their beliefs, practices, current disputes, and why they argue so much. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780521618663

Riassunto:

An overview of Anglican origins, beliefs and practices, setting the tradition in its global contexts.

Informazioni sull'autore: Bruce Kaye was General Secretary of the Anglican Church of Australia from 1994 to 2004. He is a cosmopolitan scholar and priest who, after studying in Sydney and taking his doctorate in Basel, held a post in the Theology Department at the University of Durham in the UK for twelve years before returning to the University of New South Wales in Australia. His visiting fellowships include periods in Freiburg-im-Breisgau, Cambridge, and Seattle, and he is a regular visitor to North America. He is the author of eight books, editor of ten further volumes, and has written some sixty journal articles as well as contributing to newspapers, radio and TV. He is also the foundation editor of The Journal of Anglican Studies.

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Titolo: An Introduction to World Anglicanism (...
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new
Edizione: prima edizione