The fate of Communion : the agony of Anglicanism and the future of a global church / Ephraim Radner & Philip Turner ; foreword by Stanley Hauerwas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2006.Description: xiii, 306 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0802832822 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 283.09 R156f
LOC classification:
  • BX5149.C5 R33 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : unity, obedience, and the shape of communion -- The challenge of the present moment -- 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 -- Questions of authority -- Apprehending the truth : Anglican conservatism and common discernment -- The scriptural community : authority in Anglicanism -- Diversity and integrity : the challenges of life together -- Episcopal authority within a Communion of churches -- Questions of Communion -- The Virginia report : how firm a foundation? -- The Windsor report : a defining moment for a worldwide Communion -- Conciliarity and the American evasion of Communion -- The future of Communion -- ECUSA's god and the idols of liberal Protestantism -- The humiliation of Anglicanism and Christian life -- Conclusion: The world is waiting for holiness.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : unity, obedience, and the shape of communion -- The challenge of the present moment -- 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 -- Questions of authority -- Apprehending the truth : Anglican conservatism and common discernment -- The scriptural community : authority in Anglicanism -- Diversity and integrity : the challenges of life together -- Episcopal authority within a Communion of churches -- Questions of Communion -- The Virginia report : how firm a foundation? -- The Windsor report : a defining moment for a worldwide Communion -- Conciliarity and the American evasion of Communion -- The future of Communion -- ECUSA's god and the idols of liberal Protestantism -- The humiliation of Anglicanism and Christian life -- Conclusion: The world is waiting for holiness.

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