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A History of Global Anglicanism
Contributor(s): Ward, Kevin (Author)
ISBN: 0521008662     ISBN-13: 9780521008662
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $71.24  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2006
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Annotation: Anglicanism can be seen as irredeemably English. In this book Kevin Ward questions that assumption. He explores the character of the African, Asian, Oceanic, Caribbean and Latin American churches which are now a majority in the world-wide communion, and shows how they are decisively shaping what it means to be Anglican. While emphasising the importance of colonialism and neo-colonialism for explaining the globalisation of Anglicanism, Ward does not focus predominantly on the Churches of Britain and N. America; nor does he privilege the idea of Anglicanism as an 'expansion of English Christianity'. At a time when Anglicanism faces the danger of dissolution Ward explores the historically deep roots of non-Western forms of Anglicanism, and the importance of the diversity and flexibility which has so far enabled Anglicanism to develop cohesive yet multiform identities around the world.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity - History
- Religion | History
- Religion | Christianity - Anglican
Dewey: 283.09
LCCN: 2006025236
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.36" W x 8.96" (1.33 lbs) 376 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Ward, Kevin: - Kevin Ward is Lecturer in African Studies in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Leeds. He is a trustee of the Church Mission Society and a member of the General Synod of the Church of England.