The Commom Law of the Anglican Communion [PDF]
The aim of this short paper is to examine whether and how canon law might be acknowledged as one of the instruments of Anglican unity. First, the study proposes that there are principles of canon law recognised by churches. These are rooted in the canonical tradition shared by churches of the catholic and apostolic tradition.
Doe, Christopher Norman
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Factors inhibiting Inculturation of the Holy Communion Symbols in the Anglican Church in Kenya: A Case Study of the Diocese of Thika [PDF]
The bread and wine are the central symbols used in the sacrament of the Holy Communion in the Anglican tradition. In some provinces in the Anglican Communion, these symbols are been substituted but the Anglican Church in Kenya has remained adamant.
Kiarie, George
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Communion and autonomy in Anglicanism: nature and maintenance [PDF]
This paper explores the nature of and relationship between communion and autonomy, namely: (a) global theological and conventional understandings about communion and autonomy in the worldwide Anglican Communion, as expressed in the decisions of the ...
Doe, Norman
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The Ecclesiological Foundations of Fr. Sergius Bulgakov’s Project for Partial Intercommunion [PDF]
This article examines Fr. Sergius Bulgakov’s project for the establishment of Eucharistic communion between the Anglican and Orthodox Churches in the context of the history of the Fellowship of St. Alban and St.
Yu. N. Antipina
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Disputes on women’s deaconate in the Church of England [PDF]
In the history of the Anglican Church the top-ranked issue of the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century was disputes on women’s priesthood. As a result of these debates, the Anglican Church began to ordain women as deacons,
Artem Kokosh
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A Model for Partnership: A model of partnership distilled from the relationship between Paul and the Philippian church as a tool to examine the partnership programmes of the Anglican Communion and to propose new directions. [PDF]
This interdisciplinary study is a work of missiology and aims to formulate a model of partnership for mission in the Anglican Communion which can be used as a critical tool in order to understand the failures of the past and enable planning for the ...
Groves, Philip Neil
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Auricular confession in the Church of England: history, liturgy and canon law [PDF]
The auricular confession is a widespread and important practice in the Church of England today. Theological discussions around the auricular confession date back to the very dawn of the English Reformation.
Pavel Velikanov, Vasily Chernov
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Molecularity and ‘Sobornost’ on the way to church unity: archpriest Sergey Bulgakov’s theological controversy on the question of eucharistic communion with the non-orthodox [PDF]
The article examines the theological content of the controversy that unfolded between the leaders of the Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius in connection with the proposal of Archpriest Sergiy Bulgakov on the "partial intercommunion" – the ...
Julia Antipina
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Towards the renewal of Anglican identity as communion: The relationship of the Trinity, Missio Dei, and Anglican comprehensiveness [PDF]
The purpose of this thesis is to develop a new way of thinking about Anglican identity as Communion. Since that mission is to live in the life of communion, this thesis in turn suggests: 1) Different Anglican perceptions of Missio Dei have been the ...
Ro, Chul-Lai
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Like many other churches, Protestantism in the Netherlands had its own Liturgical Movement during the twentieth century. Unlike some churches, for example the Anglican Communion, the liturgical identity of parts of Dutch Protestantism never led to the ...
Mattijs Ploeger
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