The Hope of Things to Come: Anglicanism and the Future (Affirming Catholicism)

189 Pages·2010·1.41 MB·English

by  Mark Chapman

The Hope of Things to Come
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The Hope of Things to Come
Anglicanism and the Future
Edited by
Mark D. Chapman
Published by Mowbray
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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN13: 978-0-5675-8884-5 (Paperback)
Typeset by Mark D. Chapman
Printed and bound in Great Britain by the MPG Books Group
Contents

Foreword vii
Notes on Contributors ix
Introduction xi

1 ‘In the which the pure Word of God is preached 1
and the Sacraments be duly administered’:
The Ecclesiology of the Church of England
in the Context of the European Reformation
Charlotte Methuen
2 Passing on the Flame: A Reflection on Tradition, 26
Ecclesiology, and History
Charlotte Methuen
3 The Authority of Reason? 45
The Importance of Being Liberal
Mark D. Chapman
4 Theology and the Renewal of the Church 69
Andrew Davison
5 Radical Anglicanism: A Vision for the Future 88
Joseph P. Cassidy
6 Catholicity and the Future of Anglicanism 102
Mark D. Chapman
7 Know Surrender: From Ulster to Windsor 125
Martyn Percy
8 The Grammar of Our Intercourse 144
David Stancliffe

Index 173

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Foreword by the Series Editor

Affirming Catholicism exists to promote education and informed
theological discussion in the Anglican Communion. While it seeks to
embrace the best of the catholic tradition it is not narrowly partisan
and strives to encourage the kind of thinking that rises above the
prejudices that so often characterize theological debate in the
churches. This series of books is intended to provide resources for the
Church as it seeks to move forward into the future.

Mark D. Chapman
Cuddesdon
The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, 6 August 2009

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Notes on Contributors

Joseph P. Cassidy is Principal of St Chad’s College, Durham.
Originally from Canada he spent thirteen years as a Jesuit.

Mark D. Chapman is Vice-Principal of Ripon College
Cuddesdon, Oxford, Reader in Modern Theology at the
University of Oxford, and Visiting Professor at Oxford Brookes
University.

Andrew Davison is Tutor in Christian Doctrine at St Stephen’s
House, a Permanent Private Hall of Oxford University, and
Junior Chaplain of Merton College, Oxford.

Charlotte Methuen is Lecturer in Church History and Liturgy at
Ripon College Cuddesdon, University Research Lecturer at the
University of Oxford, and Canon Theologian of Gloucester
Cathedral.

Martyn Percy is Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon, honorary
Professor of Christian Education at King’s College London, and
Canon Theologian of Sheffield Cathedral.

David Stancliffe is Bishop of Salisbury and President of
Affirming Catholicism.

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