"This book is comprised on a series of essays by Colin Buchanan written during the years 1966-2006, representing a combination of historical tracings, personal observations, and opinions. The essays vary in terms of accessibility. This is sometimesdue to the subject matter, where in some cases the rather minute discourse tends to lose an uninitiated reader, and partly due to the writer's rather sarcastic style in upending his theological opponents. Colin Buchanan served on the Church of England Liturgical Commission (1964-1986), was a teacher of liturgy at St. John's College, Nottingham, was made bishop of Aston in 1985, and bishop of Woolwich in 1996. He is founder of Grove Books and is well known in the Anglican Communion. And he presents himself as an evangelical Anglican. The book is comprised of three main sections: (1) 'Revising Liturgy'; (2) 'Initiation'; and (3) 'Eucharist'." "When all is said and done, the book will probably make its best appeal to Anglican readers, especially those interested in liturgical history, adn to people who like detailed investigation and argumentation. It is not 'once over lightly' by any means, nor was it meant to be. Read it for historical information and for ecclesiastical stimulation".
"[B]y Colin Buchanan, Bishop of Aston, Member of the Church of England Doctrinal Commission".
"First Edition December 1986 Reprinted July 1991". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical references.
"There is an entity -- a somewhat flexible one -- called 'The Anglican Communion': there is a rite in general use throughout it called `confirmation': and it is that which is under scrutiny. There is, however, greater need to examine the scriptural and historical background than there is to do a survey of different uses today" -- Intro. p. 3.
Contents: Introduction and Conclusion -- Scriptural Evidence -- From the Fathers to the Middle Ages -- The Reformers' Views -- Anglican Liturgy 1549 to 1662 -- The Seventeenth Century and after -- The Nineteenth Century -- The Two-Stagers in the Ascendancy -- The Swing of Scholarship -- New Liturgical Texts 1970-1986 -- Communion Before Confirmation ? -- Whither Confirmation ? -- Appendix: Table of Prefaces to Confirmation Rites.
Sub-title on cover: The Kanamai Statement 'African Culture and Anglican Liturgy'.
"First Impression June 1994". -- p. [2].
"[E]dited by David Gitari, Bishop of Kirinyaga, Church of the Province of Kenya, Convenor of the Kanamai Consultation, 31 May-4 June 1993".
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: The Contributors -- Introduction by the Editor / David Gitari -- Issues of Liturgical Inculturation / Colin Buchanan -- The Indigenization of Liturgy / Elisha G. Mbonigaba -- The Kanamai Statement : African Culture and Anglican Liturgy : The Report of the Kanamai Consultation on this theme (31 May - 4 June 1993), with an Introduction by David Gitari -- Beginning the Response : A Nigerian Contribution / Solomon Amusan -- The Group for Renewal of Worship (GROW) -- The Alcuin Club.
Sub-title on cover: The Kanamai Statement 'African Culture and Anglican Liturgy'.
"First Impression June 1994". -- p. [2].
"[E]dited by David Gitari, Bishop of Kirinyaga, Church of the Province of Kenya, Convenor of the Kanamai Consultation, 31 May-4 June 1993".
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: The Contributors -- Introduction by the Editor / David Gitari -- Issues of Liturgical Inculturation / Colin Buchanan -- The Indigenization of Liturgy / Elisha G. Mbonigaba -- The Kanamai Statement : African Culture and Anglican Liturgy : The Report of the Kanamai Consultation on this theme (31 May - 4 June 1993), with an Introduction by David Gitari -- Beginning the Response : A Nigerian Contribution / Solomon Amusan -- The Group for Renewal of Worship (GROW) -- The Alcuin Club.
Anglican orders and ordinations : essays and reports from the Interim Conference at Jarvenpaa, Finland, of the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation, 4-9 August 1997
Contents: The Contributors -- Introduction / David R. Holeton -- Ordination as God's Action through the Church / Paul Bradshaw -- Anglican Orders and Unity / Colin O. Buchanan -- Some Reflections on Apostolicity, Apostolic Tradition, Episcopacy and Succession / David R. Holeton -- Synodical Government: Consequences for Ministry / Janet Crawford -- Sequential and Direct Ordination / John St. H. Gibaut -- 'Once a Deacon ...?' / Kevin Flynn -- The Practice of Ordination: Distinguishing Secondary Elements from Primary / Louis Weil -- IALC Jarvenpaa Conference on Ordination: Report of the Working Groups.
Contents: Acknowledgements / C.O.B. -- Introduction / Colin Buchanan -- 'These holy mysteries' / John Fenwick -- 'This child is regenerate' / Colin Buchanan -- 'Seven times daily will I praise you' / David Cutts -- 'Magnify your office' / Michael Sansom -- 'Whose sins you forgive they are forgiven' David Gregg -- 'The beauty of holiness' / David Parkes -- 'Every knee shall bow' / Charles Hutchins -- 'Holy chant and psalm' / Robin Leaver -- 'Many happy returns' / Colin Buchanan.
"Edited by Colin Buchanan, Principal of St. John's College, Bramcote, Nottingham; Member of the Church of England Liturgical Commission".
"First impression March 1983". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Page 49 is printed on inside back cover.
Contents: Acknowledgements / C.O.B. -- Introduction / Colin Buchanan -- 'These holy mysteries' / John Fenwick -- 'This child is regenerate' / Colin Buchanan -- 'Seven times daily will I praise you' / David Cutts -- 'Magnify your office' / Michael Sansom -- 'Whose sins you forgive they are forgiven' David Gregg -- 'The beauty of holiness' / David Parkes -- 'Every knee shall bow' / Charles Hutchins -- 'Holy chant and psalm' / Robin Leaver -- 'Many happy returns' / Colin Buchanan.
Colophon: Printed by Hassall and Lucking Ltd, Cross Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1HD.
"[E]dited by Colin Buchanan, Bishop of Aston, diocese of Birmingham".
Includes bibliographical references.
"The Study is published as the 1988 Lambeth Conference is about to convene ... And it is published because the Board considered that an open-ended exploration of principles is needed in the Anglican Communion to-day, and is far more needed than a ceremonial guide designed to give the bishop the `bottom line' whilst saving him the trouble of thinking too hard. And the hope has been that the Study would touch parishes as well as bishops, and prepare the receivers of episcopal ministry as well as the bestowers of it". -- Intro. p. 9.
Contents: Introduction / Colin Buchanan -- A Historical Perspective / John Halliburton -- Past and Present: The Bishop as Focus of Unity / David Hope and Colin James -- The Bishop Leading his Diocese / David Holeton -- The Bishop in his Cathedral / David Stancliffe -- The Bishop Sets Out / Michael Perham -- The Bishop in Action / Colin Buchanan -- Appendix: Short Notes.
Cover title: Children at the table : a collection of essays on children and the Eucharist
"Ruth A. Meyers, Editor, for the Standing Liturgical Commission".
Includes bibliographical references.
This "is a collection of essays addressing the subject of children and the eucharist. Many of the essays were originally prepared for a 1985 international Anglican consultation on children and communion. Included is the statement prepared by the consultation to member churches of the Anglican communion." -- back cover.
Contents divided into two sections: I : The Boston Consultation on Children at Communion -- II : Infant Communion in the Episcopal Church.
Contents: Introduction dated Tuesday in Holy Week, 1994 / Ruth A. Meyers -- Contributors -- The Boston Consultation : A New Introduction to the Essays / Colin Buchanan -- Children and the Eucharist in the Tradition of the Church / David R. Holeton -- Communion of All the Baptized and Anglican Tradition / David R. Holeton -- A Theological Reflection on the Experience of Inclusion/Exclusion at the Eucharist / Kenneth W. Stevenson -- American Perspectives: (i) The Place of Baptismal Anointing / Leonel L. Mitchell -- American Perspectives: (ii) Confirmation / Louis Weil -- American Perspectives: (iii) Mystagogia / Robert J. Brooks -- New Zealand Inititation Experience: (i) A Changing Initiatory Pattern / Brian Davis -- New Zealand Initiation Experience: (ii) Acceptance of Child Communion / Brian Davis and Tom Brown -- Pushing at the Door: (i) The Church of England / Donald Gray -- Pushing at the Door: (ii) The Anglican Church of Australia / Ronald L. Dowling -- Ecumenical Perspectives / Eugene L. Brand -- The Boston Statement : Children and Communion -- Participants in the Boston Consultation -- Infant Communion : Reflections on the Case from Tradition / Ruth A. Meyers -- The Communion of Infants and Little Children / Leonel L. Mitchell -- Disputed Aspects of Infant Communion / Louis Weil -- Appendix 1: Communion of the Baptized but Unconfirmed in Anglicanism -- Appendix 2: Statement of the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (U.S.A.).
"At the invitation of the Right Reverend Arthur E. Walmsley, bishop of Connecticut, and the Most Reverend Alastair I.M. Haggart, primus of Scotland, a number of Anglicans from Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America, Oceania, and the United Kingdom gathered in Hartford, Connecticut, from September 1 through September 10, 1984, to participate in a symposium on the mission of the Church. The symposium was held as part of the celebrations marking the two hundredth anniversary of the consecration of Bishop Samuel Seabury, the first bishop of an Anglican diocese located outside the British Isles". -- Intro., p. xv.
Contents divided into two main sections: The Nature of Christian Mission -- Mission and the Common Life of the Church.
Contents: [Dedication] To Edward A. Bayne / Arthur E. Walmsley -- Table of Contents -- Foreword / Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury -- Acknowledgements -- Preface dated Sewanee, Tennessee, November 14, 1985 / W. Richard Kew -- Board of Trustees, SPCK/USA -- Introduction / Philip Turner [and] Frank E. Sugeno -- The Nature of Christian Mission -- Mission and Prayer / Marianne H. Micks -- The Mission of the Church in East Africa / David M. Gitari -- Mission, Morals, and Folk Religion / Helen Oppenheimer -- Mission of the Church in the Indian Context / Pritam B. Santram -- Mission, Paternalism, and the Peter Pan Syndrome / John S. Pobee -- Can Mission and Church Be Integrated ? / Kortright Davis -- Towards a Latin American Understanding of Mission / Jaci C. Maraschin -- Mission Theology: A Hong Kong Chinese Understanding / Alan Chan -- Mission and the Common Life of the Church -- Mission and Establishment / Colin Buchanan -- Mission and Church Identity / Paul A. Reeves -- The Mission of Christ in Urban America / A. Theodore Eastman -- The Mission of the Church and the Culture of a Nation / Edward W. Scott -- The Mission of the Church in an Islamic Country / Clement H. Janda -- The Anglican Communion in Latin America / Adrian D. Caceres -- Notes on Contributors.