Not Angels But Anglicans

At last, the long awaited reissue of a bestselling and unique volume which includes contributions by a dazzling array of writers including Henry Chadwick, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Rowan Williams, David Edwards, Judith Maltby and others. Fully illustrated throughout, it traces the history and development of Christianity in Britain from Roman times through twenty often turbulent centuries. Learned, yet accessible, informative and abounding in wit, this is popular history at its best. When first published, 9/11 had not happened, Iraq had not been invaded, and Rowan Williams was not yet Archbishop of Canterbury. No-one could have foreseen the escalation of religious conflict, how the issue of homosexuality was to dominate the churches' public profile, or imagined American and British parish churches rejecting their bishops and looking to Africa for a moral lead. This new edition reflects on the outcome of the Lambeth Conference and assesses the character and contribution of Christianity in the cultural landscape of Britain today.Read less