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A history of global Anglicanism
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ISBN: 9780521803953 0521803950 9780521008662 0521008662 9780511607509 9780511261091 0511261098 0511260520 0511259255 9780511259258 9780511260520 9786610749102 6610749108 1107158796 1280749105 0511320221 0511607504 0511259905 Year: 2006 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Anglicanism can be seen as irredeemably English. In this book Kevin Ward questions that assumption. He explores the character of the African, Asian, Oceanic, Caribbean and Latin American churches which are now a majority in the world-wide communion, and shows how they are decisively shaping what it means to be Anglican. While emphasising the importance of colonialism and neo-colonialism for explaining the globalisation of Anglicanism, Ward does not focus predominantly on the Churches of Britain and N. America; nor does he privilege the idea of Anglicanism as an 'expansion of English Christianity'. At a time when Anglicanism faces the danger of dissolution Ward explores the historically deep roots of non-Western forms of Anglicanism, and the importance of the diversity and flexibility which has so far enabled Anglicanism to develop cohesive yet multiform identities around the world.


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An introduction to world Anglicanism
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ISBN: 9780521853453 0521853451 9780521618663 0521618665 9780511801594 9780511409974 0511409974 9780511408076 0511408072 0511801599 1107176441 1281717142 9786611717148 0511409435 0511407335 0511408889 1316334678 Year: 2008 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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What is the nature of world Anglicanism in a postcolonial, global age? With talk of fragmentation constantly in the media, what does it mean to be 'Anglican'? This book presents Anglicanism as a conversation over time amongst a community of people held together by sets of practices and beliefs. The first part describes the emergence of Anglicanism and its foundations in older Christian traditions. The second looks at Anglican practices within the framework of changing understandings of mission, and focuses on liturgy, patterns of engagement with others, organisation and power in the church, and ministerial offices. There are two separate chapters on the ordination of women and homosexuality in the public life of the church. The third part, on beliefs, addresses the central question of knowledge and authority in Anglicanism, as well as ecclesiology, the nature of the church itself. A final chapter looks to the future.


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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion
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ISBN: 9780470656341 Year: 2013 Publisher: Oxford Wiley

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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 communication.


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Migration and Christian identity in Congo (DRC)
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ISSN: 01699814 ISBN: 1282602535 9786612602535 9047443047 9789047443049 9004164642 9789004164642 9789004164642 9789004245013 9004245014 Year: 2008 Volume: 35 Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill,

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Christianity and migration have greatly influenced society and culture of sub-Saharan Africa, yet their mutual impact is rarely studied. Through oral history research in north eastern Congo (DRC), this book studies the migration of Anglicans and the subsequent reconfiguring of their Christian identity. It engages with issues of religious contextualisation, revivalism and the rise of Pentecostalism. It examines shifting ethnic, national, gender and generational expressions, the influence of tradition, contemporanity, local needs and international networks to reveal mobile group identities developing through migration. Borrowing the metaphor of 'home' from those interviewed, the book suggests in what ways religious affiliation aids a process of belonging. The result is an original exploration of important themes in an often neglected region of Africa.

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