Ecclesiology and the Church

Alexei Khomiakov:

The Mystery of Sobornost'

By Artur Mrówczynski-Van Allen, Teresa Obolevitch and Pawel Rojek (editors)

A collection of essays dedicated to the legacy of the Slavophile thinker Alexei Khomiakov and his view of the church as community.

Anglicanism:

The Thought and Practice of the Church of England, Illustrated from the Religious Literature of the Seventeenth Century

By Paul Elmer More and Frank Leslie Cross (editors)

An authoritative anthology of texts from 17th-century Anglican authors, illustrating the doctrine and discipline of the Church of England of the age.

Anglo-Catholicism:

A Study in Religious Ambiguity

By W.S.F. Pickering

A new and revised edition of what has become the standard work on the history of the Anglo-Catholic movement.

Apostolic and Prophetic:

Ecclesiological Perspectives

By Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen

A critical study of the concept of apostolicity emerging in patristic theology, and its significance in modern ecumenism.

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Aquinas on Israel and the Church:

The Question of Supersessionism in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas

By Matthew A. Tapie

A subtle teasing out of Aquinas's thoughts on the relationship between Judaism and the Church, showing the wealth and ambiguity of his ideas.

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Bantu Prophets in South Africa

By Bengt G.M. Sundkler

A fascinating account of the life and aspirations of the Bantu churches of South Africa and of their leaders.

The Books of Homilies:

A Critical Edition

By Gerald Bray (editor)

A new edition of the three Books of Homilies, collections of model sermons produced by the Church of England during the reigns of Edward VI and Queen Mary.

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Church and Ethical Responsibility in the Midst of World Economy:

Greed, Dominion, and Justice

By Paul S. Chung

An in-depth study and critique of global capitalism from a theological point of view, emphasising the Church's responsibility as a defender of economic justice.

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Church and People in an Industrial City

By Edward R. Wickham

An historical and sociological analysis of Sheffield and of the development of organised religion in the years of its industrial growth in the 19th century.

Series: Library of Ecclesiastical History

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The Church as Salt and Light:

Path to an African Ecclesiology of Abundant Life

By Stan Chu Ilo, Joseph Ogbonnaya and Alex Ojacor (editors)

A thought-provoking series of essays by African scholars examining the theological and pastoral necessity of a distinctively African Christianity.

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The Church in an Age of Negligence:

Ecclesiastical Structure and Problems of Church Reform 1700–1840

By Peter Virgin

A ground-breaking study of the status of the Anglican clergy and the challenges of church reform in the political and social environment of Georgian England .