"Copyright Jacques Bossiere et 'Rencontres-International' ... Paris, Juin 2001". -- p. [2].
"A l'heure ou l'anglicanisme devient de plus en plus un phenomene mondial, en contraste avec l'Eglise etablie d'Angleterre, et face a une Europe unifiee et ouverte, a l'heure ou tant d'efforts sont fait pour rapprocher autant qu'il est possible les traditions propres aux nations, leurs institutions politiques, economiques, scientifiques, leurs interets et aspirations sur la scene internationale, il apparait, cet anglicanisme, comme une valeur sure, une ressource intellectuelle et spirituelle de premier ordre, a la fois democratique, tolerante et comprehensive, capable de rassembler et meme d'unir, en tenant compte de la diversite des dons et des optiques, tous ceux que preoccupent le maintien et l'expansion des valeurs essentielles du christianisme: valeurs dogmatiques, valeurs historiques de la tradition, valeurs spirituelles dans la soumission totale a la Parole de Dieu, a son Esprit et au Verbe Incarne." -- p. 5.
Includes bibliographical references, p. 76.
Contents: Un anglicanisme universel ? -- Une grande date dans l'histoire de l'Anglicanisme -- L'eclatement de l'Anglicanisme -- L'Anglicanisme francophone -- Accueil aux Nations Unies -- Inculturation chretienne -- Desanglicisation de l'Anglicanisme -- L'Anglicanisme et l'Europe -- Dimension spirituelle de l'Anglicanisme -- Une identite anglicane -- tolerance -- "comprehensiveness" -- Annexe: Vues anglicanes sur la notion de tradition -- Bibliographie sommaire -- Table des Matieres -- Cahiers de l'Anglicanisme Francophone.
Author talks with Stephen Sykes about what it means to be "in communion with". Bishop Sykes discusses the issue of ordination of women and homosexuality.
"Editor: Richard Holloway, Bishop of Edinburgh". -- cover.
Includes bibliography ( p. 96-97) and index..
"This book considers the three main tendencies of Anglicanism (Evangelism, Catholicism and the Middle Way). After looking at doctrine, priesthood, episcopacy, establishment, politics, internationalism, ecumenism and comprehensiveness, it predicts that all three tendencies will survive and may be joined by others. The conclusions and pointers will often be found controversial. But the author believes that `Anglicanism will remain a loose international conglomerate of Christians believing many different things. Its unity will be constantly strained: its members will be constantly tempted to disunity, but not above what most of them are able to bear. Anglicanism has the experience of containing differences, the tolerance of theological adventurousness, the confidence and prestige born of long existence, to carry this off. And truth, that elusive commodity made up of as many parts as matter itself, will be served as a result'." -- Back cover.
Contents: Series Foreword by The Archbishop of Canterbury dated Lambeth Palace, September 1986 / Robert Cantuar i.e. Runcie -- Diversity -- Doctrine -- Antiquity -- Priesthood -- Episcopacy -- Establishment -- Politics -- Internationalism -- Ecumenism -- Comprehensiveness -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Neil C. McMath, an annual lectureship, named by a special committee 'The McMath Lectures', has been established in the Diocese of Michigan. ... These lectures, delivered by the Bishop of Chester, on the occasion of the centennial of St. John's Church, Detroit, are the first in this series". -- Foreword.
"I would ask the reader to bear in mind the purpose of the lectures and to try to re-create the setting in which they were delivered. My objective was to express in a very small compass the splendor of the Anglican Communion in its Catholic and Reformed tradition. I was speaking to the man and woman in the pew and seeking to convey to them both the joy and responsibility of their membership in that part of the Catholic Church to which they have given their loyalty. The lectures were delivered on five consecutive week-days in April 1959, in the Church of St. John, Detroit". -- Intro.
Contents: Acknowledgement / G.E. -- Foreword / Richard S. Emrich, Bishop of Michigan -- Introduction -- The Origins of the Anglican Communion -- The Foundations of Anglicanism -- The Growth of the Anglican Communion -- Future Opportunities and Problems -- The Character of the Anglican Communion -- Author's Notes -- Bibliography.
"First edition published 1989. Second edition published 2002". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliography (p. 357-381) and index.
"A fully revised, updated and substantially expanded edition of a seminal work ... in the history of Anglicanism. Paul Avis describes and interprets the Anglican understanding of the Christian Church from the Reformation to the present day. He presents the development of Anglican identity and ecclesiology in its historical context, focusing particularly on Anglican engagement with the Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions. This book also provide substantial accounts of the major Anglican theologians, from Richard Hooker to modern writers. In this new edition, Avis includes discussions of the influence of evangelical theology and reflected on the integrity of Anglicanism for the future. [It] is an influential work with considerable strategic importance for the Anglican Communion and the ecumenical movement". -- back cover.
Contents divided into three main parts: Part One : The Sixteenth Century: The Formation of Anglican Ecclesiology -- Part Two: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Anglicanism Erastian or Apostolic ? -- Part Three: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: The Making of Modern Anglicanism.
Contents: Preface to Revised and Expanded Edition dated June 2001 / Paul Avis -- Part One : The Sixteenth Century: The Formation of Anglican Ecclesiology -- 1. The English Reformers and the Christian Church -- 2. Architects of Anglican Ecclesiology: Hooker and Field -- Part Two: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Anglicanism Erastian or Apostolic ? -- 3. An Anglican Consensus -- 4. The Early Anglican Liberal Protestants -- 5. The Early Anglican Liberal Catholics -- 6. Exemplars of the High Church Tradition -- 7. Methodism and Evangelicalism -- Part Three: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: The Making of Modern Anglicanism -- 8. The Church in Danger Again -- 9. The High Church Heritage -- 10. The Reformation Under Attack -- 11. Keble and Pusey: Retreat from the Reformation -- 12. The Anglican Newman -- 13. Defenders of the Reformation: The Nineteenth-Century Liberal Anglicans -- 14. F.D. Maurice -- 15. The Church and Salvation in Modern Anglican Theology -- 16. Anglican Ecclesiology in the Late Twentieth Century: A Bibliographical Commentary -- 17. Towards an Authentic Paradigm for Anglicanism -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names.
Colophon: Typeset by Waverley Typesetters, Galashiels. Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books, Bodmin.
"In this book I offer an interpretation of the Anglican understanding of the Christian church -- its foundation in the preaching of the Christian gospel and the sacrament of holy baptism; its identity in history and today; its relations with the Roman Catholic church and the churches of the Reformation; its involvement with the state; its ministry and government; its authority and terms of communion." -- Preface, p. xiii.
Contents divided into three main parts: Part One : The Sixteenth Century: The Erastian Paradigm and the Formation of Anglican Ecclesiology -- Part Two: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Co-existence of the Erastian and Apostolic Paradigms -- Part Three: The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: Resurgence of the Apostolic Paradigm and the Making of Modern Anglicanism.
Contents: Preface dated Stoke Canon Vicarage, August 1988 / Paul Avis -- In Search of Anglican Identity -- The English Reformers and the Christian Church -- Authority in Theology and Church -- Architects of Anglican Ecclesiology: Richard Hooker -- Architects of Anglican Ecclesiology: Richard Field -- An Anglican Consensus -- The Anglican Liberal Protestants -- The Anglican Liberal Catholics -- Origins of the High Church Tradition -- The Church in Danger -- The High Church Heritage -- The Reformation Under Attack -- Keble and Pusey: Retreat from the Reformation -- The Anglican Newman -- Challenge to the Apostolic Paradigm -- F.D. Maurice: The Shaking of the Seven Hills -- Authority in Anglican Theology -- Towards an Authentic Paradigm for Anglicanism -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names.
Colophon: Typeset by Buccleuch Printers Ltd, Hawick. Printed and bound by Billing and Son Ltd, Worcester.
"The Rev. Michael Birch, the rector of St. Mark's Church, Calgary, Canada, looks at the reasons why he is a member of the Anglican Church. This article first appeared in `The Sower' magazine."
"In this clear and authoritative `Very Short Introduction', Mark Chapman examines how Anglicanism is defined, and traces its history and development, along the way, revealing what is distinctive about its theology. Highlighting the contemporary diversity of this worldwide phenomenon, Chapman also examines the problems it faces: from secularization to the headline-grabbing controversies over women priests and homosexuality. Chapman ends his account with thought-provoking suggestions of possible futures for the Anglican Communion". -- inside front cover.
Contents: Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- The problems of Anglicanism -- Establishing the Church -- Competing Visions for the Church of England -- Evangelicalism -- Anglo-Catholicism -- The Global Communion -- The Future of Anglicanism -- References and Further Reading -- Index.
Colophon: Printed in Great Britain by Ashford Colour Press Ltd.
"This document has emerged as part of a four-year process in which church leaders, theologians and educators have come together from around the world to discuss the teaching of Anglican identity, life and practice. They clarified the characteristic ways in which Anglicans understand themselves and their mission in the world. These features, described as the 'Anglican Way', were intended to form the basis for how Anglicanism is taught at all levels of learning involving laity, clergy and bishops. This document is not intended as a comprehensive definition of Anglicanism, but it does set in place sign-posts which guide Anglicans on their journey of self-understanding and Christian discipleship".
The document consists of 16 numbered paragraphs organized into four main sections: Formed by Scripture, Shaped through Worship, Ordered by Communion and Directed by God's Mission. Document signed: TEAC Anglican Way Consultation, Singapore, May 2007.