Anglican Theological Method From the Reformation to the Oxford Movement

Anglican theology has been a hotbed of debate about the  
issue of authority since the Reformation. What do we really appeal to when  
attempting to decide matters of doctrine, worship, ministry or ethics? The  
debate is very much alive today, between Evangelical, Liberal and Catholic  
Anglicans around the world. This proposed book focuses on the understanding of authority in Anglican theology.  
  
It looks at the way that  
Anglican theologians, in the past and today, have developed their theories of  
authority in relation to burning issues. Avis critiques them in a continuous  
dialogue or running commentary and set them in an ecumenical context, comparing  
Anglican positions with Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant ones.  
In each area - Bible, tradition, reason, experience -he sets out a new understanding of authority in a constructive  
and persuasive way, moving to a series of overall conclusions and  
recommendations. The sharp critiques of various positions will help to make it  
the subject of discussion and debate.Read less