"[By] G.W.H. Lampe, Ely Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge".
"We cannot deny that the Sacrament of Holy Communion is a means, and, one any adequate doctrine of the Eucharist, the primary means, of all grace. Communion with our Lord in his Body and Blood is, indeed, the goal of holiness; but it is also the primary means toward the attainment of holiness, for in it we receive the grace which sanctifies. It is likewise the goal of unity; but also the means towards the attainment of unity. .... Intercommunion between those who intend to seek the grace of unity is not an optional extra but a paramount obligation. It is not merely something permissible; it is an urgent and compelling duty. Growth into unity is bound to be gradual, but unless growth together in sacramental worship is at the heart of the process there is not hope that it can ever be achieved. Reunion is the coming together of worshipping communities in the Spirit of Christ. It is not an act of ecclesiastical diplomacy or of academic theological debate". -- p. 19.
"The [Simeon] Booklets are written authoritatively and from the standpoint of a reasonable and Anglican form of Evangelicalism". -- back cover.
"Olaus Petri Lectures at Upsala University, October, 1946".
"First printed April 1948".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The purpose of these lectures is to set out some of the fundamental facts in the relationship of the Church of England to other Christian Churches, from the Reformation to the present day. .... It is offered as a contribution to the Reunion of Christendom, in a year marked by the holding of the eighth Lambeth Conference, and by the first Assembly of the World Council of Churches". -- Preface.
Contents: Preface dated Epiphany i.e. 6 January, 1948 / George Cicestr i.e. George Bell, Bishop of Chichester -- The Wisdom of the Church of England -- Appendix: Extracts from Anglican Writers on Episcopacy -- Relations with Protestant Churches in Europe -- Relations with the Roman Catholic Church -- Relations with the Orthodox Churches; the Lesser Eastern Churches; the Old Catholic Churches -- Relations with Protestant Churches in Great Britain -- Relations with Non-Episcopal Churches Overseas -- The Oecumenical Movement -- Prospects for the Future.
Colophon: Printed and Bound in Great Britain for Hodder and Stoughton, Limited, by Richard Clay and Company, Ltd., Bungay, Suffolk.
Series
Olaus Petri Lectures at Upsala University ; 1946
Olaus Petri Vorlesungen an der Universitat Upsala ; 1946
"The purpose of this collection of essays is to present the reader with an account of important aspects of the life of the Church of England as it prepares to enter the next millennium. The contributors assess the current state of the church and raise important questions about its future direction. They represent the range of traditions within Anglicanism and all, except for from the Church in Wales, are members of the Church of England". -- Preface, p. x.
Contents: Notes on Contributors -- Preface dated Ash Wednesday, 1998 -- Introduction : The Theological and Historical Context / Robert Hannaford -- Part One: Organisation and Structure -- 1. The Church of England in the Next Millennium : Structure and Organisation / Wesley Carr -- 2. 'The Gracious Gift' ; Church of England Finances and Resources / Keith Bladon -- 3. New Wine in Old Skins: An Examination of the Legal Position / Lynne Leeder -- Part Two: Leadership, Mission and Ministry -- 4. Spiritual Authority and Leadership in Society and Church / Paul Avis -- 5. The Church's Mission in Society / Margaret Selby and Christopher Smith -- 6. New Dimensions in Ministry : Towards 2000 / Timothy Bradshaw -- 7. Education and Schooling / Leslie J. Francis -- Part Three: Faith and Praxis -- 8. Liturgy and Worship / Gordon P. Jeanes -- 9. The Ecumenical Agenda / Mary Tanner -- 10. Anglicanism and the Theology of Culture / Robert Hannaford -- 11. Sexual Ethics / Robin Gill.
Colophon: Typeset by Action Publishing Technology Ltd, Gloucester, GL1 1SP. Printed by Redwood Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA 14 8RN.
"This is the second of a proposed series of Prism pamphlets on a variety of subjects. Unlike the first this is a reprint of an article which appeared in Prism in March 1962." -- inside front cover.
"The Rt. Rev. John Arthur Robinson, Bishop of Woolwich, is a suffragan to the Bishop of Southwark.". -- inside front cover.
"Prism Pamphlets. General Editor: Timothy Beaumont." -- inside front cover.
Date taken from library accession stamp on front cover of "Aug 7 1962".
Includes bibliographical references.
"I had the bad luck to finish the original draft of this pamphlet the very day the Open Letter to the Archbishops from the Thirty-Two Theologians appeared [November 1961]" (p. 1). .... "I therefore find the recent editorial suggestion of 'The Church Times' of 'an invitation to all baptised and communicant Christians of good standing in their own Churches to come, when they so desire, to receive the Holy Communion in their parish Church' rather shocking. I am not often more rigorist than 'The Church Times'. But I believe this proposal reveals a much lower doctrine of the Church than that of the Open Letter. It also discloses in a particularly instructive way the Anglican tendency to assume that as long as there is an episcopally ordained celebrant no other theological issue matters very much" (p. 7). .... "In fact one must, I think, say that if, and at the point at which intercommunion is ever justified short of union, reciprocal intercommunion is also justified. If we are regarding ourselves and each other as self-sufficient coexistent denominations, content to continue living and working side by side, then intercommunion merely deepens our guilt. But if we are seeking to live by the same unity which we know we do not possess but which we believe Christ has the power to make of us, then our 'locus standi' is utterly different. Intercommunion is then the great sacrament of justification by faith, the pledge of our new being in Christ, and all that is required for it is the trust that grace does indeed meet us through each of our sacraments however defective" (p. 11-12).
Conversations between the Church of England and the Methodist Church : a report to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and the Conference of the Methodist Church
"Copyright Central Board of Finance of the Church of England and The Epworth Press, 1963". -- verso of t.-p.
"For the first time in history representatives of the Church of England, appointed at the request of the two Convocations, have met representatives of the Methodist Church, appointed at the request of the Methodist Conference, in official conversations on Church unity. The meeting arose out of the general conversations between representatives of the Archbishop of Canterbury and representatives of the Evangelical Free Churches in England, of which a report was published in 1950 under the title 'Church Relations in England'." -- p. 7.
Contents: List of those taking part in the Conversations -- Part I, Introduction and Summary -- Part II. Theological Considerations -- Scripture and Tradition -- Gospel, Church Order and Ministry -- The Sacraments -- Part III. Practical Proposals and Their Implications -- An Outline of Procedure -- Service of Reconciliation -- Safeguards and Assurances -- Some Practical Problems -- A Dissentient View / C.K. Barrett, T.E. Jessop, T.D. Meadley and Norman H. Snaith.
Colophon: Printed in Great Britain by The Church Army Press, Cowley, Oxford.
A celebration of the 75th anniversary of the First World Conference held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1927. "That meeting saw so clearly the necessity of expressing agreement in faith if churches were to come together and stay together in mission and service to God's world. The meeting identified an agenda on which agreement was deemed to be required for the unity of the church and it made advances in understanding by comparing positions held by the different churches in some of those areas". Speaking of the changes brought to the Church of England, the author notes the legacy of the `Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry' (BEM) document, which has in turn led to eucharistic hospitality, shared ministry, renewal of the diaconate and insights into apostolic succession. The theological conversation begun at Lausanne has borne fruit in many instruments of closer Christian union such as the Leuenberg Agreement, Meissen and Porvoo, to name only a few.
"Do Anglican Catholics have anything to day about evangelism, or is that the sole prerogative of Evangelicals ? What is the faith that Catholics have to share, and how do they set about communicating it ? These were the topics that concerned the Third National Affirming Catholicism Conference, whose questions and conclusions are set out in this book." -- back cover.
Contents: Notes on Contributors -- Introduction / Richard Holloway -- "The Double Grip of Glory" / Michael Marshall -- Evanglism and Worship / David Stancliffe -- The Church in Society / John Habgood -- What Sort of Unity for What Sort of Mission ? / Mary Tanner -- The Flickering Image : Evangelism in an Age of Mass Media / Angela Tilby -- A National Church ? / John Moses -- Postscript: Talk of the Devil / Rowan Williams.
Colophon: Printed and bound in Great Britain by Page Bros, Norwich.
"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.
"These essays are almost all concerned in some way with the relation between the Body of Christ and the body of this world, the body politic. But they are concerned with the theology of this relationship rather than with the practical and technical details, with the reappraisal that is demanded of the thinking, structure and preaching of the Church by taking history seriously both from the point of view of the Bible and of the world in which we live". -- Preface, p. [7].
Contents: Preface / John Woolwich -- The Christian Society and this World -- The Social Content of Salvation -- Matter, Power and Liturgy -- The Priesthood of the Church -- The House Church and the Parish Church -- Intercommunion and Concelebration -- Episcopacy and Intercommunion -- The Gospel and Politics -- The Gospel and Race -- The Gospel and Health -- Preaching Death -- Preaching Judgement -- Preaching the Second Coming.
Colophon: Printed in Great Britain by The Camelot Press Ltd, London and Southampton.