The fate of Communion : the agony of Anglicanism and the future of a global church /
Ephraim Radner and Philip Turner; foreword by Stanley Hauerwas.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans, c2006.
- xiii, 306 p.; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents: Introduction : unity, obedience, and the shape of communion -- The challenge of the present moment -- The end of a church and the triumph of denominationalism : on how to think about what is happening in the Episcopal Church -- Children of Cain : the oxymoron of American Catholicism -- Questions of authority -- Apprehending the truth : Anglican conservatism and common discernment -- The scriptural community : authority in Anglicanism -- Diversity and integrity : the challenges of life together -- Episcopal authority within a Communion of churches -- Questions of Communion -- The Virginia report : how firm a foundation? -- The Windsor report : a defining moment for a worldwide Communion -- Conciliarity and the American evasion of Communion -- The future of Communion -- ECUSA's god and the idols of liberal Protestantism -- The humiliation of Anglicanism and Christian life -- Conclusion: The world is waiting for holiness.
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