Homosexuality and the crisis of Anglicanism / William L. Sachs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sachs, William L., 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Anglican Communion.

Homosexuality.

Anglican Communion--Doctrines.

Anglican Communion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Homosexuality & the Crisis of Anglicanism

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Anglican conflict over homosexuality has drawn worldwide interest and divided the church. However, conflict within Christianity is not new. This book traces the steps by which the crisis emerged, and reveals the deeper debates within the church which underlie both the current controversy and much earlier splits. William L. Sachs contends that the present debate did not begin with opposition to homosexuality or in advocacy of it. He argues that, like past tensions, it originates in the diverging local contexts in which the faith is practised, and their differing interpretations of authority and communion. In the aftermath of colonialism, activists and reformers have taken on prominent roles for and against the status quo. The crisis reveals a Church in search of a new, global consensus about the appropriate forms of belief and mission.

Contents:

A definitive moment

The shape of early Christian unity

When ideals encounter realities

Reform and the power of the periphery

Anglican tradition and local prerogative

The triumph of indigenous Anglicanism

The rise of Liberalism

In search of the pure church

Beyond warring parties?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

0-511-69940-9

1-107-19601-9

1-139-17536-X

0-511-60460-2

0-511-60382-7

0-511-65190-2

0-511-60304-5

OCLC:

609845825