Seeking the Truth of Change in the Church - Reception, Communion and the Ordination of Women

This timely book, which arises out of consultations under the auspices of the Centre for the Study of the Christian Church, examines the Church of England''s decision to ordain women to the priesthood and to make pastoral provision for those opposed. It attempts to discover and define the theological principles underlying both the ordination of women and the determination of the Church to maintain communion when these developments provoke fundamental disagreements.>

List of contents

Editor's Preface
The Contributors
1. William G. Ruch: The Landscapes of Reception
2. Paul Avis: Rception - Towards an Anglican Understanding
3. John Hind: Reception and Communion
4. Mary Tanner: The Episcopal Ministry act of Synof 1993 in Anglican Ecumenical Context
5. Robert Hannaford: Communion and the Kingdom of God
6. Christopher Hill: Pastoral Perspectives on Reception andCommunion
7 Paul Richardson: Reception and Division in the Church
8. Geoffrey Rowell: Learning to live with Difference
9. Paul Avis: The Episcopal Ministry Act of Synod 1993 - A Bearable Anomaly?

About the author

Paul Avis is Honorary Professor in the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK, and Editor-in-Chief of Ecclesiology.

Summary

This timely book, which arises out of consultations under the auspices of the Centre for the Study of the Christian Church, examines the Church of England's decision to ordain women to the priesthood and to make pastoral provision for those opposed. It attempts to discover and define the theological principles underlying both the ordination of women and the determination of the Church to maintain communion when these developments provoke fundamental disagreements.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Avis, Paul D. L. Avis, Rev. Dr. Paul D. L. Avis
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780567088840
• ISBN: 978-0-567-08884-0
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Reception, Communion and the O; Reception, Communion and the O
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Theologie, Religiöse und spirituelle Persönlichkeiten, RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Episcopalian, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Christian leaders & leadership, Religious and spiritual figures, RELIGION / Christian Living / Leadership & Mentoring, Anglican and Episcopalian Churches, Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England