The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion [Hardcover]

This uniquely comprehensive reference work provides a global account of the history, expansion, diversity, and contemporary issues facing the Anglican Communion, the worldwide body that includes all followers of the Anglican faith.

• An insightful and wide-ranging treatment of this dynamic global faith, offering unrivalled coverage of its historical development, and the religious and ethical questions affecting the church today
• Explores every aspect of this vibrant religious community – from analyzing its instruments of Unity, to its central role in interfaith communication
• Spans the Anglican Communion’s long history through to 21st century debates within the church on such issues as sexual-orientation of clergy, and the pastoral role of women  
• Features a substantial articles on the Church’s 44 provinces, including a brief history of each
• Brings together a distinguished and international team of contributors, including some of the world’s leading Anglican commentators

Notes on Contributors xi

Preface xxiii

Acknowledgements xxv

Part I History 1

1 Locating the Anglican Communion in the History of Anglicanism 3
Gregory K. Cameron

2 The History of Mission in the Anglican Communion 15
Titus Presler

3 The Emergence of the Anglican Communion in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 33
William L. Sachs

Part II Structures of the Communion 45

4 The Instruments of Unity and Communion in Global Anglicanism 47
Norman Doe

5 The Archbishoplc