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What is the Church? The Anglican answer to this question is clearly given in this short guide to the origins, structure, ministry, and values of the Churches of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Paul Avis explains and clarifies the history and theology involved. The reader is introduced to the concepts in a structured way, making the book clear to those who may be coming to these issues for the...

For all its imperfections, Anglican theology has often been marked by a spirit of openness towards other Christian traditions. Christian Churches have sometimes spoken of themselves as though they were the only true Church of Jesus Christ. They have tended to articulate their Church’s standpoint as though it were the only true ecclesiology—that is, without creating the necessary space in our minds between what can be said of any particular tradition and what
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