At head of cover title: Anglican Consultative Council X, Panama City".
"Published for the Anglican Communion by Morehouse Publishing".
"This report captures the essence of the multi-faceted, multicultural Anglican Communion through the sermons, hearings, reports, and resolutions from the 10th Meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council held in Panama City in October 1996. There the Council wrestled with the key issues that must be addressed by the Anglican Communion as it faces the challenges of mission, human sexuality, fundamentalism, Islam, crises, morality, evangelism, liturgy, ecumenical relations, and structure in the twenty-first century. Includes the complete text of 'The Virginia Report' on church structure, 'The Dublin Report' on liturgy, and an address by the Archbishop of Canterbury that discusses the possibility of an Anglican Congress in the near future and the topics set for the 1998 Lambeth Conference". -- back cover.
Contains NO index although listed in Table of Contents.
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Member Churches of the Anglican Consultative Council -- Preface / Richard Harries -- Introduction / James M. Rosenthal -- Sermons and Addresses -- Sermon at the Opening Eucharist / Samir Kafity -- "Looking to the Future": Presidential Address / George Carey -- Opening Remarks / Colin Craston -- Opening Remarks / Simon Chiwanga -- Address / John L. Peterson -- Sermon at the Gimnasio Nuevo / George Carey -- Sermon at the Closing Eucharist / Colin Craston -- The Hearings -- On Plans for the Millennium in Bethlehem / John L. Peterson -- On Jerusalem / Samir Kafity -- On Human Sexuality / Richard Harries -- On Islam / Alexander Malik -- The Reports -- Address on The Virginia Report / Robin Eames -- On Mission: The First Report from Missio / Roger Chung Po Chuen -- On Mission: Report on the Mid-Point of the Decade of Evangelism / Cyril Okorocha -- On Guidelines for Membership by New Provinces / John Rees -- On Liturgy / Paul Gibson -- On Ecumenical Affairs / Donald Anderson -- On Communications / James Rosenthal -- On the United Nations / James Ottley -- On Rwanda / David Birney -- Section Reports -- Section 1: Looking to the Future in Worship -- Section 2: Looking to the Future in Ministry -- Section 3: Looking to the Future in Relating to Society -- Section 4: Looking to the Future in Communicating Our Belief in God -- The Resolutions of the Conference -- General Business -- Officers and members of the ACC Participants and Staff at ACC-10 -- Budget for the ACC -- Appendices -- The Virginia Report -- Renewing the Anglican Eucharist: The Dublin Report -- Statement of the Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem November 1994 -- The Porvoo Declaration -- WCC Petition on Climate Change -- A Final Thought / The Editors..
"In 1988 the Lambeth conference resolved that there should be 'as a matter of urgency further exploration of the meaning and nature of communion with particular reference to the doctrine of the Trinity, the unity and order of the church, and the unity and community of humanity'. At the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, a group of church leaders and theologians, widely representative of the Communion, met in December 1991 at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A. to respond to the resolution and begin this exploration". -- Preface, p. [3].
Convenor: The Most Rev. Robert A. Eames, Primate of Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh. Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Donald W. Anderson, Anglican Communion Office. -- p. [27-28].
Contents: Preface -- Interdependence To-day ? -- Bonds of Interdependence To-day -- Revitalizing Interdependence -- Toward Fuller Interdependence -- Appendix A: Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Consultation, Virginia Seminary, Alexandria, USA, 8-18 December 1991: Participants.
This report "Belonging Together" from the December 1991 consultation "was circulated widely within the Communion between 1992 and 1994 with a request for critical comment. A number of Anglican member churches responded officially. There were also responses from theological institutions and individuals. All the responses were considered by the Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission, the successor of the 1991 Consultation, when it met in 1994 and again in 1996, on both occasions at the Virginia Theological Seminary. This report [i.e. the Virginia Report] is the product of its consideration and further reflection on the issues" -- Intro., p. 20 to the Virginia Report in "The Official Report of the Lambeth Conference 1998". (BX 5021 L3 1998)
OTCH second copy appears identical to copy one but lacks publishing imprint on inside front cover and with addition of document number on front cover: PACC93\ I \ 002.
"Following the decision of the [Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal] Commission in September 2001, the Primates and Provincial Secretaries of the Anglican Communion were circularised, outlining the process that was envisaged. In January [2002] every diocesan bishop and, as far as could be established, all Anglican theological colleges in the Communion were sent the four agreed `key' questions: When we speak of the Anglican Communion, what do we mean by the word `communion' ? -- What is it that makes some disputes so crucial that failure to resolve them threatens a break in communion ? -- In what ways are Christian teachings about moral behaviour integral to the maintenance of `communion' ? -- How far does `The Virginia Report' meet the relevant situations that have arisen in the Anglican Communion since its publication ?" -- Preamble, p. 3. A total of only 96 responses were received "(59 from dioceses, 19 colleges, 18 individuals)" from the 846 bishops and 327 colleges who were contacted. Preamble, p. 4.
Contents: Preamble -- Chairman's Commentary on Responses ... / Stephen Sykes -- A selection of responses.
Document printed from the Anglican Communion web site at URL: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ecumenical/iatdc/communionstudy.html
Also includes printed text of "Anglicans and Communion : Six Propositions from the Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission". Following up on the response of the Communion to the four questions, and "[t]o continue the study process the Commission would like to test Six Propositions, arising from these discussions". Introduction again signed by Stephen Sykes and responses requested by 30 June 2003.
Document printed from the Anglican Communion web site at URL: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ecumenical/iatdc/sixpropositions/index.html#intro
"My primary argument is contained in Part I of this book. These chapters originated as a series of lectures delivered at a conference in the Lifetime Education Centre at Virginia Theological Seminary in June 2006. The second part is based loosely on some previously published material, though it has been completely re-written and on a number of points I have changed my mind. In the last fifteen years Anglicans have embarked on a high-risk strategy of conflict avoidance and containment in the face of growing differences over the place of homosexuality in the public life of the church. These more precise issues are taken up in Part II, which includes a consideration of the recent Lambeth Conference". -- Intro., p. 8.
"Underlying the series of conflicts currently engrossing Anglican leaders around the world is a mismatch of communication arising from differences in these frameworks of plausibility. While the presenting issue this time concerns gender relationships there is also an underlying question about the significance and challenge of increasing diversity within the Anglican expressions of Christian faith. This plurality is seen by some as a threat to Anglican identity and witness. .... There are quite important issues at stake here as to how Christian churches are to understand who they are and how they can relate their present circumstances to their Christian heritage. But the fact remains that this is not a new question in Christian history, indeed there is a long tradition of Christians grappling with this issue (p. 2-3). .... This book explores a globalized tradition of Christianity that has grown out of a local form and it does so with the current diversity and conflicts among Anglicans in view. This means that we must look at the process by which local traditions developed and how these traditions have related to other sub traditions of the universal church. Along the way we will assess some specifics of the Anglican experience. .... It also entails showing how the imperial route to catholicity espoused by Pope Gregory VII and consolidated in later centuries took no firm root in Anglicanism. In the modern period it also shows how different political and social structures and understandings have produced different forms of secular society and different understandings of plurality and diversity. These differences have shaped the contemporary debate amongst Anglicans and contributed to the misunderstanding evident amongst Anglicans around the world (p. 8)". -- Intro.
Contents divided into two main parts: Part One: Conflict and Connection in the Church -- Part Two: Will the Current Anglican Experiment Go Anywhere ?
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Conflict and Connection in Early Christianity -- Local Traditions and the Universal Church -- Catholicity Without Leviathan -- The Powers, Church, and Truth -- Introduction [to Part Two] -- Why the 'Virginia Report' is not Good Enough -- The Windsor Report: The Questions Less Asked -- Will the Windsor Process Lead to the Precipice ? -- Lambeth: A Conference Re-discovered ? -- Conflict, Catholicity, and Hope -- Bibliography.
Author is a priest in the Anglican Church of Australia and former provincial General Secretary (1994-2004).
"When the Commission began its work we posed four questions to Anglicans world-wide. A summary of the answers received can be found in `The Communion Study, 2002' (which can also be seen on www.anglicancommunion.org.uk [sic, should be http://www.anglicancommunion.org]) and our discussion has continued in response to what has been said. A summary of the conversation so far -- in deliberately non-technical language -- has been expressed [in nine statements reproduced here and signed "Philip Thomas, England"]." "To continue the study process the Commission would like to test SIX PROPOSITIONS, arising from these discussions". Churches and individuals are asked to respond "to share something of their own experience, and tell us as frankly as possible how they see the theological issues confronting the Anglican Communion today" and to submit their contributions to the Anglican Communion Office by 30 June 2003. Correct URL for Six Propositions document: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ecumenical/iatdc/communionstudy.html
That the Council of General Synod express to the Anglican Consultative Council its concern about the apparent implementation of some proposals of the Virginia Report when the report itself has yet even to be received by the Anglican Communion. CARRIED #040-05-05
"Current debates over a host of issues, particularly those relating to homosexuality, have left the Anglican Communion straining to understand what it means to be a communion -- and even wondering whether life as a communion is possible. In this timely book two priest scholars ... examine tthe future of the concept of 'communion' as a viable church structure, tracing its historical development as a self-consciously Anglican third way between Protestant congregationalism and Catholic centralism. In examining this essential issue, Radner and Turner relate the specific challenges of the U.S. Episcopal Church to the unity of the worldwide communion, touching on such divisive subjects as the place of Scripture, liberal theology, and episcopal authority." -- inside front cover.
"This volume is the result of a decade of collaborative effort by a group of scholars both in the United States and the United Kingdom meeting under the auspices of the Anglican Communion Institute (ACI). The conversations we have had with the various members of this group have contributed in essential ways to both the content and tone of these essays". "The essays collected here are a representative sample of essays written during the past five years by two people who have been part of this group. Each essay seeks to display the calling and nature of the church within a global setting". -- Acknowledgements, p. xii.
Contents divided into four sections: The Challenge of the Present Moment -- Questions of Authority -- Questions of Communion -- The Future of Communion.
Contents: Foreword / Stanlet Hauerwas -- Introduction: Unity, Obedience, and the Shape of Communion -- The End of a Church and the Triumph of Denominationalism: On How to Think About What is Happening in the Episcopal Church -- Children of Cain: The Oxymoron of American Catholicism -- Apprehending the Truth: Anglican Conservatism and Common Discernment -- The Scriptural Community: Authority in Anglicanism -- Diversity and Integrity: The Challenges of Life Together -- The Virginia Report: How Firm a Foundation ? -- The Windsor Report: A Defining Moment for a Worldwide Communion -- Conciliarity and the American Evasion of Communion -- ECUSA's God and the Idols of American Protestantism -- The Humiliation of Anglicanism and Christian Life -- Conclusion: The World is Waiting for Holiness -- Index.
From 14-25 September 1999 the eleventh meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council will meet in Dundee, Scotland. "Unique among the Instruments of Unity, the ACC is the one forum which includes laity among its members. It has long been a principle of Anglican Church life to include the voice of the laity in deliberation, in discussion and in decision making." "The Lambeth Conference 1998 has called for the ACC to look at the structures of the Communion, particularly in the light of the Virginia Report. Each ACC member has been asked to seek the mind of his/her Province with regard to the questions and issues raised in the Virginia Report so each Instrument of Unity may be shaped to serve the better the Communion more effectively."
A complete list of the "Members of the Anglican Consultative Council" is printed on p. 52.
A pre-Lambeth 1998 book written "as a resource for study and reflection" as a contribution "that brings with it the distinctive insights and concerns of Anglican Evangelicals". -- Foreword, p. ix.
Contains 20 essays by 19 authors and two appendices. Each of the essays includes questions for discussion at the end.
Contents divided into six main sections: The Scope of Christ -- Called to Full Humanity -- Called to Live and Proclaim the Good News -- Called to be Faithful in a Pluralistic World -- Called to be One -- Epilogue: Towards the Millennium.
Contents: Foreword dated Lambeth Palace, London, December 1997 / George Cantuar i.e. Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury -- Contributors -- A Watershed Lambeth Conference / Timothy Bradshaw -- The Scope of the Cosmic Christ / Michael Green -- The Anglican Communion and Christendom / Peter Brierley -- God and our Image / Gerald Bray -- The Trinity and Human Community / Peter Adam -- The Humanity of Fallenness / Michael Lloyd -- Identity in Christ and Sexuality / Stanton L. Jones -- What is the Gospel ? / John Webster -- Evangelism: the Transformation of Trivialisation / Fitzsimmons [sic i.e. FitzSimons] Allison -- Christian Community and the Gospel / Paul Barnett -- Lifestyle as Proclamation / Benjamin A. Kwashi -- Confessing Christ in a Pluralist Culture / Chris Sinkinson -- Islam and Christ: Reflections on the Face of Islam: Signposts for Christians among Muslims in a Secular Age / Vivienne Stacey -- Unity, Diversity and the Virginia Report / Timothy Bradshaw -- Reverencing Truth / Christopher D. Hancock -- Called to be One: Worshipping the Triune God Together / Edith Humphrey -- Unity and Truth: The Anglican Agony / J.I. Packer -- Refusing Division: Advances and Setbacks / John Fenwick -- The Universality of Christ / Vinoth Ramachandra -- Memory and the Millennium: Time and Social Change at the Fin de Siecle / David Lyon -- Appendix I: Kuala Lumpur Statement, 1997 -- Appendix II: The Montreal Declaration of Essentials. June, 1994 -- A Prayer for the Church.
The essay "The Anglican Communion and Christendom" contains valuable statistics and demographic information.
Authors include Canadians Edith Humphrey and David Lyon.
A pre-Lambeth 1998 book written "as a resource for study and reflection" as a contribution "that brings with it the distinctive insights and concerns of Anglican Evangelicals". -- Foreword, p. ix.
Contains 20 essays by 19 authors and two appendices. Each of the essays includes questions for discussion at the end.
Contents divided into six main sections: The Scope of Christ -- Called to Full Humanity -- Called to Live and Proclaim the Good News -- Called to be Faithful in a Pluralistic World -- Called to be One -- Epilogue: Towards the Millennium.
Contents: Foreword dated Lambeth Palace, London, December 1997 / George Cantuar i.e. Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury -- Contributors -- A Watershed Lambeth Conference / Timothy Bradshaw -- The Scope of the Cosmic Christ / Michael Green -- The Anglican Communion and Christendom / Peter Brierley -- God and our Image / Gerald Bray -- The Trinity and Human Community / Peter Adam -- The Humanity of Fallenness / Michael Lloyd -- Identity in Christ and Sexuality / Stanton L. Jones -- What is the Gospel ? / John Webster -- Evangelism: the Transformation of Trivialisation / Fitzsimmons [sic i.e. FitzSimons] Allison -- Christian Community and the Gospel / Paul Barnett -- Lifestyle as Proclamation / Benjamin A. Kwashi -- Confessing Christ in a Pluralist Culture / Chris Sinkinson -- Islam and Christ: Reflections on the Face of Islam: Signposts for Christians among Muslims in a Secular Age / Vivienne Stacey -- Unity, Diversity and the Virginia Report / Timothy Bradshaw -- Reverencing Truth / Christopher D. Hancock -- Called to be One: Worshipping the Triune God Together / Edith Humphrey -- Unity and Truth: The Anglican Agony / J.I. Packer -- Refusing Division: Advances and Setbacks / John Fenwick -- The Universality of Christ / Vinoth Ramachandra -- Memory and the Millennium: Time and Social Change at the Fin de Siecle / David Lyon -- Appendix I: Kuala Lumpur Statement, 1997 -- Appendix II: The Montreal Declaration of Essentials. June, 1994 -- A Prayer for the Church.
The essay "The Anglican Communion and Christendom" contains valuable statistics and demographic information.
Authors include Canadians Edith Humphrey and David Lyon.