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The Church in Anglican Theology: A Historical, Theological and Ecumenical Exploration Conflict and the Practice of Christian Faith: The Anglican Experiment

The Church in Anglican Theology: A Historical, Theological and Ecumenical Exploration Conflict... 114 Book Reviews / Ecclesiology 7 (2011) 97–136 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI 10.1163/174553110X541003 Kenneth A. Locke, Th e Church in Anglican Th eology: A Historical, Th eological and Ecumenical Exploration (Farnham: Ashgate Publishing 2009) £50.00/$99.95. xi + 219 pp. ISBN 978-0-7546-6530-4 (hbk). Bruce N. Kaye, Confl ict and the Practice of Christian Faith: Th e Anglican Experiment (Eugene, OR, Cascade Books 2009) £14.15. x + 181pp. ISBN 978-1-55635-970-5 (pbk). Th e stated aim of Locke’s book is to show that Anglicanism does not have a confused ecclesiology, contrary to the opinion of many, but rather a ‘a fi rmer ecclesiological foundation than is often supposed’ (p. ix). Th e opening two chapters argue that Anglican ecclesiology is generally Protestant in character, being based on the three notae of the Church: word, sacrament and discipline. Although the Church of England maintained the episcopate at the Reformation it was as a practical adjunct for maintaining the discipline of the Church not as something concerning the esse of the Church. Chapters 3 and 4 focus more precisely on the episcopate and the ways it has been interpreted within the Church of England. Th e views of Hooker and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ecclesiology Brill

The Church in Anglican Theology: A Historical, Theological and Ecumenical Exploration Conflict and the Practice of Christian Faith: The Anglican Experiment

Ecclesiology , Volume 7 (1): 114 – Jan 1, 2011

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114 Book Reviews / Ecclesiology 7 (2011) 97–136 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI 10.1163/174553110X541003 Kenneth A. Locke, Th e Church in Anglican Th eology: A Historical, Th eological and Ecumenical Exploration (Farnham: Ashgate Publishing 2009) £50.00/$99.95. xi + 219 pp. ISBN 978-0-7546-6530-4 (hbk). Bruce N. Kaye, Confl ict and the Practice of Christian Faith: Th e Anglican Experiment (Eugene, OR, Cascade Books 2009) £14.15. x + 181pp. ISBN 978-1-55635-970-5 (pbk). Th e stated aim of Locke’s book is to show that Anglicanism does not have a confused ecclesiology, contrary to the opinion of many, but rather a ‘a fi rmer ecclesiological foundation than is often supposed’ (p. ix). Th e opening two chapters argue that Anglican ecclesiology is generally Protestant in character, being based on the three notae of the Church: word, sacrament and discipline. Although the Church of England maintained the episcopate at the Reformation it was as a practical adjunct for maintaining the discipline of the Church not as something concerning the esse of the Church. Chapters 3 and 4 focus more precisely on the episcopate and the ways it has been interpreted within the Church of England. Th e views of Hooker and

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