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The new Puritans : the rise of fundamentalism in the Anglican Church / Muriel Porter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Porter, Muriel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anglican Church of Australia--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.).
- Anglican Church of Australia.
- Anglican Church of Australia. Diocese of Sydney--Government.
- Religious fundamentalism--Australia--New South Wales.
- Religious fundamentalism.
- Ordination of women--Anglican Church of Australia.
- Ordination of women.
- Women in the Anglican Communion--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.).
- Women in the Anglican Communion.
- Anglicans--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--History.
- Anglicans.
- Modernism (Christian theology)--Australia--New South Wales.
- Modernism (Christian theology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 184 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2006.
- Summary:
- Religious fundamentalism is a growing force in Australian society, but it is not confined to conservative Islam or to fringe denominations. In The New Puritans, Muriel Porter explains how the mainstream Anglican Church in this country is influenced by the ideological agendas of its largest and richest diocese, Sydney. Over the past few decades, Sydney Anglicans have increasingly modelled themselves on the sixteenth-century English Puritans. They have radically altered church services, relentlessly opposed all attempts to extend full equality to women in the Church, and joined forces with conservative Anglicans worldwide to prevent the blessing of same-sex partnerships and the ordination of gay people. Under the leadership of the charismatic Jensen brothers--Peter, the Archbishop of Sydney, and his brother Phillip, the Dean--Sydney poses a growing threat to mainstream Anglicanism. The New Puritans explores the Diocese's impact on the Church in Australia and internationally.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-178) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780522865721
- 0522865720
- OCLC:
- 1496394008
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