Not angels, but Anglicans : a history of Christianity in the British Isles / consulting editor, Henry Chadwick ; commissioning editor, Allison Ward.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chadwick, Henry, 1920-2008

Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Great Britain--History.

Christianity.

History.

Great Britain--Church history.

Great Britain.

Church history.

Physical Description:

ix, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), 1 map, portraits (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Norwich : Canterbury Press, 2000.

Summary:

From its beginnings in a troubled corner of the Mediterranean, Christianity spread to Britain with astonishing speed, reaching some parts even before the Romans imposed their rule. A little more than a century later, it appears that there were British bishops (and conferences abroad for them to attend), a shrine to a local martyr, and public disputes about doctrine.

Not Angels, But Anglicans tells the story of almost 2000 years of Christianity in the British Isles. The tale is inspiring and shameful by turns, as the Christian faith has been applied, adapted or ignored by saints and sinners, archbishops and monarchs, clerics and lay people. Here will be found political intrigue, artistic genius, martyrdom, overseas endeavour, reform and counter-reform, complacency and challenge.

Each chapter is written by foremost scholars of the period, including John Bowker, Patrick Collinson, Grace Davie, Simon Keynes, Judith Maltby, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Edward Norman and Jonathan Riley-Smith. All write with the affection and exasperation that the Anglican Church generally evokes.

Attractively illustrated throughout, and with colour plates, Not Angels, But Anglicans is not only a fascinating read, but a useful reminder to today's Church that many of its concerns are rooted in the past.

Contents:

Preface: The Route from Galilee / Henry Chadwick 1

Chapter 1 From Rome to Augustine: Britain before 597 / Paul Cavill & Michael Jackson 9

Chapter 2 'A dangerous, wearisome and uncertain journey' / Paul Cavill 17

Chapter 3 To Whitby for Easter: Wilfrid's Triumph / David Rollason 25

Chapter 4 Rape, Pillage and Exaggeration / Catherine Cubitt 33

Chapter 5 Apocalypse Then (AD 1000) / Simon Keynes 41

Chapter 6 The Norman Arrow Finds a Ready Target / Giles Gasper 49

Chapter 7 Monasticism in Britain / Benjamin Thompson, Gillian Evans, J. Wyn Evans 59

Chapter 8 101 Uses for a Dead Archbishop / Brenda Bolton 69

Chapter 9 War Against the Infidels - and Other Christians / Jonathan Riley-Smith, Alan Borg 77

Chapter 10 Crying 'God for Harry! England and St George!' / Norman Tanner 87

Chapter 11 Living in Heaven and Hell / Peter Heath 95

Chapter 12 1400: The Laity Begin to Take Control / Barrie Dobson 105

Chapter 13 How Luther's Vision Sundered a Continent / Euan Cameron 115

Chapter 14 The Reform That Wouldn't Stop / Margaret Bowker 125

Chapter 15 Of Ceremonies, Why Some Be Abolished / Diarmaid MacCulloch 135

Chapter 16 Anti-Papist, Anti-Puritan / Patrick Collinson, Rowan Williams 143

Chapter 17 The Settlement That Took Time to Settle / Judith Maltby, Kenneth Stevenson 153

Chapter 18 How the Old Church Grew Its Backbone / Judith Maltby, Kenneth Stevenson 161

Chapter 19 Becoming High and Mighty / Jonathan Clark 169

Chapter 20 The Moderate Men in Charge / Stephen Taylor 179

Chapter 21 The Man the Church of England Couldn't Contain / Henry Rack 187

Chapter 22 When One Revival Led to Another / Jeremy Morris, Arthur Burns, Frances Knight 195

Chapter 23 All Things That Give Sound / Richard Watson, Ian Bradley, Glyn Paflin 203

Chapter 24 When the Faith was Set Free / Edward Norman, David Edwards 213

Chapter 25 Scholars, Slums and Socialists / Jeremy Morris, Hugh Macleod 223

Chapter 26 Imperial England's Long Hand-over / William Jacob 233

Chapter 27 Looking, Learning and Leading from the Pews / Nicholas Orme, Ian Bradley 243

Chapter 28 Marching Forth with the Banner of Christ Unfurled / John Wolffe, Michael Perham 255

Chapter 29 Zeal for Reform as Numbers Slide / David Edwards, Grace Davie 263

Chapter 30 Into the New Millennium / John Bowker 275.

Notes:

"Published in association with the Church times".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Contains:

Church times.

ISBN:

1853113522

OCLC:

45329779