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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion [electronic resource].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Wiley Blackwell Companions to ReligionPublication details: Hoboken : Wiley, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (781 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781118320839
  • 9780470656341
Uniform titles:
  • EBL e-books.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 238.3 283
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Contents:
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I: History; CHAPTER 1: Locating the Anglican Communion in the History of Anglicanism; 1867 and All That; Early Diversity: A Prehistory of the Anglican Communion, 1530-1776; Parallel Tracks 1776-1867; Envisioning an Anglican Communion; The Emergent Communion and the Path to Lambeth; Bibliography; CHAPTER 2: The History of Mission in the Anglican Communion; Bibliography; CHAPTER 3: The Emergence of the Anglican Communion in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries; Introduction.
The Rise of Indigenous Anglican ChurchesNational Churches and International Links; Wresting Control Yet Aspiring to Communion; The Erosion of Consensus; Bibliography; PART II: Structures of the Communion; CHAPTER 4: The Instruments of Unity and Communion in Global Anglicanism; The Institutional Instruments of Unity and Communion; The Canonical Instruments of Unity and Communion; The Covenant as Instrument of Unity and Communion; Conclusion; Bibliography; CHAPTER 5: The Archbishops of Canterbury, Past and Current; The Role of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Serving the monarch of England: sharing the risksThe risks of involvement: accepting the challenges; Asking the long and hard questions; Augustine, the First Archbishop of Canterbury; Distinctive Men Serving as Archbishops of Canterbury; The Vows; The Future of the Role of Archbishop of Canterbury; Timeline of First Years for the Archbishops of Canterbury; Bibliography; CHAPTER 6: The Book of Common Prayer; Bibliography; CHAPTER 7: The Lambeth Conferences; Origin; The First Lambeth Conference; The Work of the Lambeth Conferences; Anglican Structures; Mission; Ecumenism; Liturgy; Theology.
EthicsThe Future of the Lambeth Conference; Bibliography; CHAPTER 8: Anglican Consultative Councils; The ACC and the "Arc of Mission"; The Ecumenical Dimension of Mission; The Secretariat; The Networks; Communication; Gathering; Fundraising; Leadership; Guidelines; Acting against gender-based violence, a communion-wide movement; Officers of the ACC; Presidents; Secretaries general; Chairs; Bibliography; CHAPTER 9: The Anglican Communion Covenant; Section One - The Path to the Covenant Proposal; Section Two - Designing the Covenant; The Nassau Draft (January 2007)
The St. Andrew's Draft (February 2008)The Ridley Cambridge Draft (April 2009); The Final Text (December 2009); Section Three - The Anglican Communion Covenant Text; Introduction; Preamble; Section one - our inheritance of faith; Section two - the life we share with others: our anglican vocation; Section three - our unity and common life; Section four - our covenanted life together; Declaration; Section Four - Concluding Assessment; Bibliography; PART III: Provinces; Africa; CHAPTER 10: The Anglican Church of Burundi; Bibliography; CHAPTER 11: The Church of the Province of Central Africa.
Bibliography.
Summary: This uniquely comprehensive reference work provides a global account of the history, expansion, diversity, and contemporary issues facing the Anglican Communion, the worldwide body that includes all followers of the Anglican faith. An insightful and wide-ranging treatment of this dynamic global faith, offering unrivalled coverage of its historical development, and the religious and ethical questions affecting the church todayExplores every aspect of this vibrant religious community - from analyzing its instruments of Unity, to its central role in interfaith communicationSpans the Anglican Com.
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I: History; CHAPTER 1: Locating the Anglican Communion in the History of Anglicanism; 1867 and All That; Early Diversity: A Prehistory of the Anglican Communion, 1530-1776; Parallel Tracks 1776-1867; Envisioning an Anglican Communion; The Emergent Communion and the Path to Lambeth; Bibliography; CHAPTER 2: The History of Mission in the Anglican Communion; Bibliography; CHAPTER 3: The Emergence of the Anglican Communion in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries; Introduction.

The Rise of Indigenous Anglican ChurchesNational Churches and International Links; Wresting Control Yet Aspiring to Communion; The Erosion of Consensus; Bibliography; PART II: Structures of the Communion; CHAPTER 4: The Instruments of Unity and Communion in Global Anglicanism; The Institutional Instruments of Unity and Communion; The Canonical Instruments of Unity and Communion; The Covenant as Instrument of Unity and Communion; Conclusion; Bibliography; CHAPTER 5: The Archbishops of Canterbury, Past and Current; The Role of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Serving the monarch of England: sharing the risksThe risks of involvement: accepting the challenges; Asking the long and hard questions; Augustine, the First Archbishop of Canterbury; Distinctive Men Serving as Archbishops of Canterbury; The Vows; The Future of the Role of Archbishop of Canterbury; Timeline of First Years for the Archbishops of Canterbury; Bibliography; CHAPTER 6: The Book of Common Prayer; Bibliography; CHAPTER 7: The Lambeth Conferences; Origin; The First Lambeth Conference; The Work of the Lambeth Conferences; Anglican Structures; Mission; Ecumenism; Liturgy; Theology.

EthicsThe Future of the Lambeth Conference; Bibliography; CHAPTER 8: Anglican Consultative Councils; The ACC and the "Arc of Mission"; The Ecumenical Dimension of Mission; The Secretariat; The Networks; Communication; Gathering; Fundraising; Leadership; Guidelines; Acting against gender-based violence, a communion-wide movement; Officers of the ACC; Presidents; Secretaries general; Chairs; Bibliography; CHAPTER 9: The Anglican Communion Covenant; Section One - The Path to the Covenant Proposal; Section Two - Designing the Covenant; The Nassau Draft (January 2007)

The St. Andrew's Draft (February 2008)The Ridley Cambridge Draft (April 2009); The Final Text (December 2009); Section Three - The Anglican Communion Covenant Text; Introduction; Preamble; Section one - our inheritance of faith; Section two - the life we share with others: our anglican vocation; Section three - our unity and common life; Section four - our covenanted life together; Declaration; Section Four - Concluding Assessment; Bibliography; PART III: Provinces; Africa; CHAPTER 10: The Anglican Church of Burundi; Bibliography; CHAPTER 11: The Church of the Province of Central Africa.

Bibliography.

This uniquely comprehensive reference work provides a global account of the history, expansion, diversity, and contemporary issues facing the Anglican Communion, the worldwide body that includes all followers of the Anglican faith. An insightful and wide-ranging treatment of this dynamic global faith, offering unrivalled coverage of its historical development, and the religious and ethical questions affecting the church todayExplores every aspect of this vibrant religious community - from analyzing its instruments of Unity, to its central role in interfaith communicationSpans the Anglican Com.

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