This new edition of the 1974 classic What Anglicans Believe is for the very different world of the twenty-first century and its powerful new preface examines the whole question of belief. David Edwards' purpose is to present a straightforward account of what many Anglicans believe. He writes honest answers to the questions that many are asking of their faith and the Church. He aims to help Anglicans all over the world to understand their own tradition and what it can offer them. A list of questions for discussion makes this an ideal book for study groups as well as for individual contemplation.
This book is a reflection of the strong faith and heritage they still share, and a recommitment to the biblical principles that still undergird and enliven Anglicanism.
One early Adventist minister, J. N. Loughborough (1832–1924) wrote, 'The first step of apostasy is to get up a creed, telling us what we shall believe. The second is, to make that creed a test of fellowship. The third is to try members ...
the Anglican Communion as a tool for investing themselves with agency and a powerful voice of orthodoxy in the context of globalization.9 By ... 88; Michael Marshall, Church at the Crossroads: Lambeth 1988 (San Francisco, CA, 1988), p.
Think of this book as a kind of story: the story of a worldwide church who, when its identity was threatened, took counsel together to renew and revitalize its sense of self.
A historiographical introduction provides insight into changing historical interpretation. The volume explores perspectives on secularization, decolonization, mission, and the theological identity of Anglicanism.
Anglicanism, according to J.?I. Packer, possesses "the truest, wisest and potentially richest heritage in all Christen-dom" with the Thirty-nine Articles at its heart.
This work sets out to inspire new hope for the future of Anglicanism. Indeed, it is the start of a renewal, showing readers the first steps in the thinking, talking...
This important book: Includes coverage of a number of prominent women Anglican thinkers Includes contributions from experts from around the world Presents material on both familiar figures and others who are, unjustly, less well known ...
Anglican Manifesto seeks to ignite a reformation of Anglicanism in order to set the stage for a global reunification and revival of Christian churches worldwide.
... Gays and the Future of Anglicanism: Responses to the Windsor Report, Winchester: O Books, 2005, pp. 30–49. 13 Similarly, Oliver O'Donovan, in Timothy Bradshaw (ed.), The Way Forward? Christian Voices on Homosexuality and the Church ...