The Anglican Communion at a Crossroads: The Crises of a Global Church

by Christopher Craig Brittain and Andrew McKinnon

Book Overview

Worldwide debates over issues of sexuality and gender have come to a head in recent years in mainline and evangelical churches, with the Anglican Communion--a worldwide network of churches that trace their practice to Canterbury and claim some 85 million members--among the most publicly visible sites of contestation. This thorough and compelling analysis of the conflicts within the Communion argues that they are symptoms of long-simmering issues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271080892
• ISBN13: 9780271080895
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"