Orthodox Anglican identity : the quest for unity in a diverse religious tradition /
Erlandson, Charles,
Orthodox Anglican identity : the quest for unity in a diverse religious tradition / Charles Erlandson. - 1 online resource (xix, 204 pages)
Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Lancaster University, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and indexes.
Anglican identity crisis and realignment -- Definitions of Anglicanism -- Ecclesial orthodox Anglicanism -- Normative Orthodox Anglicanism -- Orthodox Anglican spiritualities
While the postmodern world we inhabit is highly fragmented, contested, and conflicted, we all have one thing in common: we are experiencing identity crises. Religious traditions are not immune to these crises, and orthodox Anglicans have been experiencing their own issues with identity since the 2003 consecration of an openly homosexual man. Orthodox Anglicans want to say who they are as both orthodox and Anglican, but they are also finding it difficult to articulate a clear and coherent identity, especially an Anglican one. This orthodox Anglican pursuit of a renewed sense of self in a complex and fragmented world is a microcosm of our postmodern context, and an examination of their quest holds enticing clues to our own urgent searches for meaning and identity. Think of this book as a kind of story: the story of a worldwide church who, when its identity was threatened, took counsel together to renew and revitalize its sense of self. In the process, it not only faced many dangers and difficulties but also learned much about who it was and who it wanted to be.
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Anglican Communion--Doctrines.
Church controversies--Anglican Communion.
Anglican Communion--Apologetic works.
Communion anglicane--Doctrines.
Controverses religieuses--Communion anglicane.
Communion anglicane--Ouvrages apologétiques.
Church controversies--Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion--Doctrines
Apologetic writings
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Orthodox Anglican identity : the quest for unity in a diverse religious tradition / Charles Erlandson. - 1 online resource (xix, 204 pages)
Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Lancaster University, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and indexes.
Anglican identity crisis and realignment -- Definitions of Anglicanism -- Ecclesial orthodox Anglicanism -- Normative Orthodox Anglicanism -- Orthodox Anglican spiritualities
While the postmodern world we inhabit is highly fragmented, contested, and conflicted, we all have one thing in common: we are experiencing identity crises. Religious traditions are not immune to these crises, and orthodox Anglicans have been experiencing their own issues with identity since the 2003 consecration of an openly homosexual man. Orthodox Anglicans want to say who they are as both orthodox and Anglican, but they are also finding it difficult to articulate a clear and coherent identity, especially an Anglican one. This orthodox Anglican pursuit of a renewed sense of self in a complex and fragmented world is a microcosm of our postmodern context, and an examination of their quest holds enticing clues to our own urgent searches for meaning and identity. Think of this book as a kind of story: the story of a worldwide church who, when its identity was threatened, took counsel together to renew and revitalize its sense of self. In the process, it not only faced many dangers and difficulties but also learned much about who it was and who it wanted to be.
9781532678271 1532678274
6211581 Proquest Ebook Central
Anglican Communion--Doctrines.
Church controversies--Anglican Communion.
Anglican Communion--Apologetic works.
Communion anglicane--Doctrines.
Controverses religieuses--Communion anglicane.
Communion anglicane--Ouvrages apologétiques.
Church controversies--Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion--Doctrines
Apologetic writings
BX5005 / .E75 2020eb
283