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

Radner, Ephraim, Turner, Philip

ISBN 10: 0802832822 / ISBN 13: 9780802832825

Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2006

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Title: The Fate of Communion: The Agony of ...

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Stanley Hauerwas
from the foreword
"Even if you have no interest in the Episcopal Church of America or Anglicanism; even if you have no interest in Christianity; even if you have no interest in the disputes surrounding homosexuality in our culture at large; you should benefit from this book. . . Radner and Turner have written an extremely intelligent love letter to the church."
George Lindbeck
Yale University
"This book is both powerful and illuminating, both passionate and scholarly. No better study exists of the pros and cons regarding whether the worldwide Anglican Communion will hold together in the present crisis. Unlike many collaborative works, "The Fate of Communion"is lucid and readable. As a non-Anglican, I can testify to its importance for all those concerned about the future of communion not only in"a"global church, as the subtitle carefully states, but also in"the"church universal."
Christopher Seitz
University of St. Andrews
"A timely, sober, and intelligent account of Anglicanism's travails, equally matched by a bold call to holiness of life in communion and in conciliar forbearance in Christ. In the end this is a hopeful book about God's vocation for Anglican Christianity, that is, for a communion which finds its calling in obedience, mutual submission, and missionary service. In its trenchant analysis of American culture, "The Fate of Communion"is much more than a book for Anglicans alone."
"International Bulletin of Missionary Research"
"[This reader] is grateful for the clarity of the analysis and the theological rigor whereby the authors seek to establish the historic principle of the authority of Holy Scripture in the church's life as a communion."
"Good News"
"At first I thought ["The Fate of Communion"] wasn't a book for me. . . But then I was hooked and had trouble putting it down. Because here are two deeply serious, conservative Episcopalians who are looking at the turmoil in the church with a loving concern and an intelligent and faithful hope for the future."
"First Things"
"Radner and Turner offer a challenging vision, perhaps an impossible one. But it is the best on offer for the Anglican Communion, and"The Fate of Communion"contains much to ponder.""