The Established Church

Past, Present and Future

Mark Chapman, Judith Maltby, William Whyte

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9780567358097
• eBook ISBN: 9780567187635
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Denominations

This book offers a definitive account of the recent history and theology of the establishment of the Church of England. Written in an accessible style and at the same time rooted in serious scholarship, it offers a range of views and opinions as well as an awareness of contemporary political and social problems. It asks a number of penetrating questions, including the key issue of the extent to which churches, and particularly the Church of England, can be protected from equality legislation, while at the same time expecting to have special political and social privileges. This issue relates to the thorny problems of the reform of the House of Lords, and even to the future of the Monarchy. While there is no effort to impose a particular agenda or solution, the book is nevertheless often provocative and suggests a number of ways forward for establishment. It is intended as a lively contribution to an often-overlooked debate, which has nevertheless become increasingly important in the multi-cultural context of contemporary Britain.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword by the Series Editor
• Notes on Contributors
• Preface
• Why the ‘establishment’ of the Church of England is Good for a Liberal Society
• Opportunity Knocks: Church, Nationhood and Establishment
• The Dog that Didn’t Bark: the Failure of Disestablishment since 1927
• ‘A Free Church in a Free State’: Anglo-Catholicism and Establishment
• Gospel Opportunity or Unbiblical Relic? The Established Church through Anglican Evangelical Eyes
• Gender and Establishment: Parliament, ‘Erastianism’ and the Ordination of Women 1993–2010
• The Establishment, Multiculturalism and Social Cohesion
• A Uniform British Establishmen
• Methodism and Establishment
• Anglican Establishment, Roman Catholics and Receptive Ecumenism
• What Future for Establishment?
• Index