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Anglicanism can be wonderful, mystifying and infuriating. For some it is an expression of the Church catholic, going back to the early Church and the apostles. For others it is a pragmatic compromise dating from Henry VIII's dynastic ambitions. Some see Anglicanism today as self-destructing, torn apart by internal pressures.
Paul Avis expounds an Anglicanism that is both catholic and reformed and open to fresh insight. On this interpretation, what is distinctive about Anglicanism is its understanding of the Church and of authority. These issues are addressed in relation to the origins of Anglican ecclesiology, the diversity and coherence of the worldwide Anglican Communion, its understanding of baptism and the Eucharist, the question of women priests and bishops, its ecumenical engagement and the internal conflicts of the early twenty-first century. This is a authoritive and passionate vindication of classical Anglicanism, evolving to respond to contemporary challenges.
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About the Author
Paul Avis has served as the General Secretary of the Church of England's Council for Christian Unity and has been involved in numerous theological dialogues and conversations, both in the UK and internationally. He is now Theological Consultant to the Anglican Communion Office, London, supporting various international commissions. He is also convening editor of the journal Ecclesiology.
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Title reviewed in The Tablet by Theo Hobson, May 2008.
"As ever, [Avis] gives us good historical perspectives." Reviewed by Robert Jeffery in Church Times, May 2008
Title reviewed in Church of England Newspaper, 2008.
"One comes away from this closely argued and very knowledgeable book with a sense that Anglicanism may hold a position that does take much of what is best from both the Reformed and the Roman Catholic camps...Dr. Avis does a splendid job of giving his description of the identity of Anglicanism."—Glen Ebisch, Catholic Library World, December 2008
"However, by being so nuanced, the church has left many of its own members unclear as to exactly where the overall Anglican community stands on many social and doctrinal issues...one comes away with wondering how many others in his own community would agree with it." —Glen Ebisch, , December 2008 Catholic Library World (Negative)
"This is no mean achievement, and the volume represents a substantial addition to the growing corpus of Anglican studies"Reviewed by Stephen R. White, Church of Ireland Gazette, 15 August 2008
"Dr. Avis is well qualified to produce such a study , for he is widely read in Anglican History and in classical Anglican divinity...This work deserves to be read through from start to finish...This is...an excellent resouce book, in which may be found the principal texts that in various ways inform and govern the Anglican churches...his chapter entitled 'Anglicanism and Eucharistic ecclesiology' is truly illuminating"
Ecclesiastic Law Journal (Alec Graham, sometime Bishop of Newcastle)
"clearly-written book...I warmly recommned this book"The Furrow, September 2008 (Brendan Leahy)
"Dr Avis is well-qualified to produce such a study, for he is widely read in Anglican history and in classical anglican divinity""this work deserves to be read trough from start to finish""Each chapter can also stand on its own and it is available to the reader for future reference. This is, in fact, an excellent resource book, in which may be found the principal texts that invarious ways inform and govern the Angluican churhes"(2009)II Ecc LJ 227-229 (Alec Graham, sometime Bishop of Newcastle)
"He has done a fine job, producing a cogent book with invisible seams...written with Avis' customary lucidity and sharpness." Theology, Sept/Oct 2005 (Wesley Carr Theology)
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- PublisherT&T Clark
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0567032043
- ISBN 13 9780567032041
- BindingPaperback
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