The Anglican Communion at a crossroads : the crises of a global church / Christopher Craig Brittain and Andrew McKinnon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brittain, Christopher Craig, author.

McKinnon, Andrew, author.

Contributor:

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anglican Communion.

Church controversies--Anglican Communion.

Church controversies.

Physical Description:

viii, 255 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Analyzes the tensions within the contemporary Anglican Communion, addresses the theological arguments and social forces involved, and explores the dynamics of religious conflict in a global era"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The cultural logic of symbols and Anglican "orthodoxy"

Globalization, communication, and the redistribution of religious authority

The global south and the communion : Africa as the new Anglican "center of gravity"

Local disagreement in the midst of a global dispute : the view from the pews in the diocese(s) of Pittsburgh

National strictures, global structures, and the ties that bind

Authority, practice, and ecclesial identity

Anglican identity in the twenty-first century

Conclusion: the "end" of the communion?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780271080895

0271080892

9780271080901

0271080906

OCLC:

1014353654