"Edited by Christopher Hill and E.J. Yarnold, SJ".
At head of cover title: The ARCIC documents and their reception.
"Collection of documents about the work of the first Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) (1969-1981)". -- p. 3.
Includes bibliographical references, pp. 343-344.
"The scope of this books is thus to bring together with the text of the Final Report [of ARCIC I} a significant range of official evaluation, comment and explanation. Official comment is carefully distinguished from commendation by members of ARCIC, and outside 'expert opinion' is a third distinct category." -- Intro., p. 4.
Contents divided into sections: Introduction -- Official Comments -- Comments by Members of ARCIC -- Expert Opinion -- Conclusion -- Sources.
Contents of Introduction section: 1. The Scope of this Book / Christopher Hill -- 2. The History of ARCIC I / Edward Yarnold -- 3. The 'Common Declaration' by Pope Paul VI and the Archbishop of Canterbury (Michael Ramsey) (1966) -- 4. ARCIC I : The Final Report (1982).
Contents of Official Comments section: 5. The Observations of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the Final Report of ARCIC I (1982) -- 6. Letter by Cardinal J. Ratzinger (Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith) to Bishop Alan Clark (Roman Catholic Co-Chairman of ARCIC I) (1982) -- 7. Response to the Final Report of ARCIC I by the Roman Catholic Bishops; Conference of England and Wales (1985) -- 8. Church of England Faith and Order Advisory Group on the Final Report of ARCIC I (1985) -- 9. The 1988 Lambeth Conference : Resolution 8 and Explanatory Note regarding ARCIC I -- 10. The Official Roman Catholic Response to the Final Report of ARCIC I (1991) -- 11. Roman Catholic Bishops' Response of England and Wales : Statement on the Roman Catholic Official Response (1991) -- 12. Comments of the Archbishop of Canterbury (George Carey) on the Official Roman Catholic Response (1991) -- 13. An Extract from Pope John Paul II's Address to a Group of English Roman Catholic Bishops (1992) -- 14. French Roman Catholic Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity : Concerning the Holy See's Response to the Final Report of ARCIC I (1992) -- 15. An Extract from an Account of a Meeting between Pope John Paul II and the Archbishop of Canterbury (George Carey) (1992) -- 16. Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation in the United States : Agreed Statement on the Lambeth and Vatican Responses to ARCIC I (1992) -- 17. ARCIC II : Requested Clarifications on Eucharist and Ministry (1993) -- 18. Letter by Cardinal E. Cassidy (President of the Pontifical Council for the Unity of Christians) to the Co-Chairmen of ARCIC II (1994).
Contents of Comments by Members of ARCIC section: Unfinished Business (1992) / Henry Chadwick -- The Fundamental Question of Ecumenical Method (1992) / Christopher Hill -- Roman Catholic Responses to ARCIC I and ARCIC II (1993) / Edward Yarnold.
Contents of Expert Opinion section: Anglican-Catholic Dialogue : its Problems and Hopes (1983) / Cardinal Josef Ratzinger -- An Extract from an Open Letter to the Anglican Communion (1988) / Executive Committee of the Evangelical Fellowship of the Anglican Communion (1988) -- The Vatican Response to ARCIC I (1992) / Francis Sullivan -- Ordained Ministry in the Catholic Response to ARCIC (1992) / Jos Vercruysse -- Marginal Notes on the Response to ARCIC I (1992) / John McHugh.
Contents of Conclusion section: Summary / Christopher Hill -- Conclusion : What Next ? / Edward Yarnold.
"Published 1997 for the General Synod of the Church of England by Church House Publishing. Second impression 1998". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical endnotes.
"On 30 May 1995 the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of England's Council for Christian Unity responded immediately and warmly to the publication of Pope John Paul II's Encyclical 'Ut Unum Sint' .... The present response has been formulated by the Faith and Order Advisory Group of the Council for Christian Unity at the request of the Archbishop of Canterbury". -- Intro., p. 1.
Contents: Foreword by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York dated June 1997 / George Cantuar i.e. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury [and] David Ebor i.e. David Hope, Archbishop of York -- Introduction -- A welcome for the Encyclical -- The faith and its formulation -- The teaching office of the Church -- Decision making when churches are separated -- Full, visible unity -- Areas requiring special study -- The Magisterium -- The place of Mary -- Implications of our common baptism -- Apostolicty and succession -- The role of the Bishop of Rome -- 'Real but imperfect communion' -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Initial Response of the Church of England to 'Ut Unum Sint': Issued on behalf of Lambeth Palace and the Council for Christian Unity dated 30 May 1995.
"Published 1997 for the General Synod of the Church of England by Church House Publishing. Second impression 1998". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical endnotes.
"On 30 May 1995 the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of England's Council for Christian Unity responded immediately and warmly to the publication of Pope John Paul II's Encyclical 'Ut Unum Sint' .... The present response has been formulated by the Faith and Order Advisory Group of the Council for Christian Unity at the request of the Archbishop of Canterbury". -- Intro., p. 1.
Contents: Foreword by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York dated June 1997 / George Cantuar i.e. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury [and] David Ebor i.e. David Hope, Archbishop of York -- Introduction -- A welcome for the Encyclical -- The faith and its formulation -- The teaching office of the Church -- Decision making when churches are separated -- Full, visible unity -- Areas requiring special study -- The Magisterium -- The place of Mary -- Implications of our common baptism -- Apostolicty and succession -- The role of the Bishop of Rome -- 'Real but imperfect communion' -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Initial Response of the Church of England to 'Ut Unum Sint': Issued on behalf of Lambeth Palace and the Council for Christian Unity dated 30 May 1995.
"[B]y members of the Faith and Order Advisory Group."
"[E]dited by Paul Avis."
Foreword by the Rt. Rev. John Hind, Bishop of Chichester and Chairman, Faith and Order Advisory Group.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-144) and indexes.
"At a time of uncertainty in the quest for Christian unity, this book takes a critical look at the goals, motives and methods of ecumenical dialogue. Key Anglican ecumenists probe such issues as: Do we need to rethink ecumenical theology ?; Why is it important for unity to be visible ?; How should we use the Bible in theological dialogue ?; What are the implications of taking the diversity of tradition more seriously ?; How do unity and mission connect ?; Why are bishops important to Church unity ?. Members of the Church of England's Faith and Order Advisory Group re-appraise ecumenical dialogue, identify key challenges and chart a cours eof the future". -- back cover.
Contents: Contributors -- Foreword John Cicester [i.e. Hind, Bishop of Chichester] -- The goals of ecumenism / John Webster -- Symphonic discord : the place of diversity in unity statements / Peter Fisher -- Anglican ecumenism : the Liberal Catholic consensus and the Conservative Evangelical challenge / Martin Davie -- The use of the Bible in ecumenical dialogue involving Anglicans / Joy Tetley -- `According to the scriptures ...' : the use of the Bible in `Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry' / Paula Gooder -- Rethinking ecumenical theology / Paul Avis -- Seeking the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church : do bishops exhibit or obscure it ? / Christopher Hill -- Notes -- Index of biblical references -- Subject Index.
"Published by the General Synod of the Church of England and on sale at the Church House Bookshop, 31 Great Smith Street, London SW1 3BN. Copyright The Archbishops' Council 2006". -- back cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
"In the course of the debate about the proposal to ordain women as bishops in the Church of England it has become clear that one of the most serious issues raised by this proposal is the effect that the ordination of women bishops may have on the ability of the Church of England to continue to reflect the unity that is God's gift to his people. I welcome the material contained in this GS Misc. because I believe that it will help members of General Synod to think more deeply about this issue". -- Foreword.
Contents divided into two parts: Part One: Papers by members of the Faith and Order Advisory Group -- Part Two: An Address given by Walter Cardinal Kasper to the Bishops' Meeting.
Contents: Foreword dated 9 June 2006 / Rowan Williams -- Part One -- Introduction / John Hind -- "The Communion of His Suffering": A Theological Reflection / Joy Tetley -- Communion, its Maintenance and its Impairment / Peter Fisher -- Communion, Collegiality and the House of Bishop / Thomas Seville -- Some Thoughts about Collegiality with the College of Bishops of the Church of England Once Women are Ordained Bishop / Charlotte Methuen -- Part Two -- "The Mission of Bishops in the Mystery of the Church" : Reflections on the Question of Ordaining Women to Episcopal Office in the Church of England [June 2006] / Walter Kasper.
A collection of seven essays. "All of the authors are either present or past members of the Faith and Order Advisory Group of the Church of England." "`[R]esponses to `The Gift of Authority' have highlighted the extent to which the issue of authority remains problematic -- not, of course, only between the Churches but also within them. These essays point to the way in which neither Anglicans nor Roman Catholics can feel totally happy about all aspects of the exercise of authority in their own Churches. Critical voices are raised from evangelical and contemporary cultural perspectives, as well as by those who see `The Gift of Authority' as exemplifying a widespread tendency in ecumenical dialogue to idealize the Church and not engage seriously as necessary with concrete questions of power". -- Foreword, pp. v, vi.
Contents: Foreword / John W. Hind, Bishop of Chichester -- The Context of `The Gift of Authority' in the history of Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue / Stephen Platten -- Authority : Gift or Threat ? / Mary Tanner -- `Yes' and `No' : a response to `The Gift of Authority / Martin Davie -- An Ecumenical Hermeneutic of Trust / Christopher Hill -- `The Gift of Authority' in the Church of England : Sketching a Contextual Theology / Martyn Percy -- It's the Thought that Counts : Reflections from Local Contexts in England / Flora Winfield -- In Conclusion / Peter Fisher.
"This report is copyright The Archbishops' Council 2008". -- verso of t.-p.
"Reflections on Cardinal Walter Kasper's address to the Bishops of the Church of England on 5th June 2006 : 'The Mission of Bishops in the Mystery of the Church: Reflections on the question of ordaining women to episcopal office in the Church of England'."
"[By] The Church of England's House of Bishops' Theological Group and Faith and Order Advisory Group".
"The Church of England has ordained women as deacons since 1987 and as priests since 1994. It now has a large number of female clergy, including a number in senior positions. It does not ordain women to the episcopate, but it is currently in the process of deciding whether this should change. As part of this process the Church of England has sought the views of its ecumenical partners and Cardinal Walter Kasper was asked to address a meeting of the Bishops of the Church of England on 5 June 2006 in order to provide a Roman Catholic perspective on the issue of the proposal to ordain women as bishops. .... The aim of this paper is twofold. It is intended to provide a resource that will enable the Cardinal's address and the responses to it to be given proper weight in the continuing debate within the Church of England on the subject of the ordination of women to the episcopate and also to contribute to a continued growth in understanding between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church in view of their mutual commitment to 'complete communion of faith and sacramental life'. It needs to be noted that this paper describes a diversity of views about the Cardinal's address, some of which are in tension with each other. The paper does not seek to resolve these tensions. It seeks instead to depict the variety of views about the address as accurately as possible without itself endorsing any particular point of view". -- Intro.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: Introduction -- The Background to the Cardinal's Address -- The Text of Cardinal Kasper's Address -- A Spectrum of Responses -- Reflections on the Cardinal's Address and the responses to it -- Appendix 1: Developments in the debate about the ordination of women to the episcopate in the Church of England subsequent to Cardinal Kasper's address -- Appendix 2: How the issue of the ordination of women to the episcopate will be taken forward in the Church of England -- Appendix 3: Three letters from the Archbishop of Canterbury i.e. Rowan Williams to Cardinal Kasper.