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| Titre : | A History of Global Anglicanism |
| Auteurs : | Kevin Ward |
| Type de document : | document électronique |
| Editeur : | [S.l.] : Cambridge University Press, 2006 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-521-00866-2 |
| Index. décimale : | 283 (Eglises anglicanes) |
| Résumé : |
Anglicanism can be seen as irredeemably English. In this book Kevin Ward questions that assumption. He explores the character of the African, Asian, Oceanic, Caribbean and Latin American churches which are now a majority in the world-wide communion, and shows how they are decisively shaping what it means to be Anglican. While emphasising the importance of colonialism and neo-colonialism for explaining the globalisation of Anglicanism, Ward does not focus predominantly on the Churches of Britain and N. America; nor does he privilege the idea of Anglicanism as an 'expansion of English Christianity'. At a time when Anglicanism faces the danger of dissolution Ward explores the historically deep roots of non-Western forms of Anglicanism, and the importance of the diversity and flexibility which has so far enabled Anglicanism to develop cohesive yet multiform identities around the world. ### Review "Because Ward accords each region its own separate history, many of the chapters function independently of others. As a result, the book can almost be read as a reference work, providing a convenient and highly readable overview of Anglicanism in different parts of the world." --N. Brooks Graebner, Diocese of North Carolina: The Historiographer ### Book Description Anglicanism can be seen as irredeemably English. In this book Kevin Ward questions that assumption. African, Asian, Oceanic, Caribbean and Latin American Anglicans are now a majority in the world-wide communion, and Ward shows how they are decisively shaping what it means to be Anglican. |
