The Fate of Communion: The Agony of Anglicanism and the Future of a Global Church - Softcover

Radner, Ephraim; Turner, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802863272 ISBN 13: 9780802863270

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2007

Synopsis

Current debates over a host of issues, particularly those relating to homosexuality, have left the 70-million-member Anglican Communion straining to understand what it means to be a communion -- and even wondering whether life as a communion is possible. In this timely book two priest-scholars, Ephraim Radner and Philip Turner, examine the future of the concept of "communion" as a viable church structure, tracing its historical development as a self-conscious Anglican third way between Protestant congregationalism and Catholic centralism. In examining this essential issue, Radner and Turner relate the specific challenges of the U.S. Episcopal Church to the unity of the worldwide communion, touching on such divisive subjects as the place of Scripture, liberal theology, and episcopal authority. Their discussion is at once measured and impassioned, erudite and practical. Compelling reading for Episcopalians and those in other traditions who are searching for a truly Christian approach to these thorny topics, The Fate of Communion is a forthright, direct examination of a church in turmoil.

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About the Authors

Ephraim Radner is an Episcopal priest and rector of Churchof the Ascension, Pueblo, Colorado.

Philip Turner is interim dean of The Episcopal TheologicalSeminary of the Southwest, Austin, Texas. His long careerincludes teaching posts in Uganda, at Yale Divinity School, and at The General Theological Seminary, New York City.

From the Back Cover

Current debates over a host of issues, particularly those relating to homosexuality, have left the 70-million-member Anglican Communion straining to understand what it means to be a communion -- and even wondering whether life as a communion is possible.

In this timely book two priest-scholars, Ephraim Radner and Philip Turner, examine the future of the concept of "communion" as a viable church structure, tracing its historical development as a self-conscious Anglican third way between Protestant congregationalism and Catholic centralism. In examining this essential issue, Radner and Turner relate the specific challenges of the U.S. Episcopal Church to the unity of the worldwide communion, touching on such divisive subjects as the place of Scripture, liberal theology, and episcopal authority. Their discussion is at once measured and impassioned, erudite and practical.

Compelling reading for Episcopalians and those in other traditions who are searching for a truly Christian approach to these thorny topics, "The Fate of Communion" is a forthright, direct examination of a church in tu

Edition details

• Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802863272
• ISBN 13: 9780802863270
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306