The fate of Communion : the agony of Anglicanism and the future of a global church /
Radner, Ephraim, 1956-
The fate of Communion : the agony of Anglicanism and the future of a global church / Ephraim Radner & Philip Turner ; foreword by Stanley Hauerwas. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2006. - xiii, 306 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
0802832822 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780802832825
2006004252 (hard back)
Episcopal Church--Relations--Anglican Communion.
Anglican Communion--Government.
Church controversies.
Anglican Communion--Relations--Episcopal Church.
BX5008.5 / R33 2006
283.09 Rad 2006
The fate of Communion : the agony of Anglicanism and the future of a global church / Ephraim Radner & Philip Turner ; foreword by Stanley Hauerwas. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2006. - xiii, 306 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
0802832822 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780802832825
2006004252 (hard back)
Episcopal Church--Relations--Anglican Communion.
Anglican Communion--Government.
Church controversies.
Anglican Communion--Relations--Episcopal Church.
BX5008.5 / R33 2006
283.09 Rad 2006