Sydney Anglicans and the threat to world Anglicanism : the Sydney experiment / Muriel Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Muriel.

Series:

Ashgate contemporary ecclesiology.

Ashgate contemporary ecclesiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anglican Church of Australia. Diocese of Sydney.

Anglican Church of Australia.

Conservatism--Religious aspects--Anglican Communion.

Conservatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Place of Publication:

Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sydney Anglicans, always ultra-conservative in terms of liturgy, theology and personal morality, have increasingly modelled themselves on sixteenth century English Puritanism. Over the past few decades, they have added radical congregationalism to the mix. Under Archbishop Peter Jensen they have become prominent in the leadership of the global movement that is threatening worldwide Anglican unity. Porter unpacks how Australia's largest diocese developed its ideological fervour and explores the impact it is having both in Australia and the Anglican Communion.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Anglicanism in Sydney Today; 3 Sydney Anglicans: How It Came to This; 4 Tensions: Sydney and the Anglican Communion; 5 Tensions: Sydney and the Australian Church; 6 Women: Equal but Different; 7 Current Challenges; Conclusion: The End of the Experiment?; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing.

Series title is "Routledge contemporary ecclesiology" on cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-351-89650-4

1-351-89651-2

1-315-24192-7

1-283-13576-0

9786613135766

1-4094-2029-9

9781315241920

OCLC:

742515481