In Unashamed Anglicanism, Stephen Sykes asserts the value of taking seriously the roots and doctrines of the Anglican tradition and endeavours to reveal something of its true identity. To be unashamed of Anglicanism implies an understanding and appreciation of the contradictions and strengths of the Anglican inheritance. The first part of the book looks at Anglicanism's roots, and explores five aspects of its inheritance of faith, specifically in relation to the sacraments and ministry. Stephen Sykes acknowledges his Anglican forebears, and shows that the classic documents and writers of the Anglican past, including Thomas Cranmer, Richard Hooker and George Herbert, contain truly inspiring richness of theological insight The second section argues that Anglicans, contrary to popular belief, do have unique doctrines of their own which must be openly stated. He offers suggestions of the ways in which these doctrines can be explained and examines the questions of the Anglican understanding of the Church, and attitudes to power and authority. In the final section, the Anglican tradition is 'put to work' as Stephen Sykes expounds an Anglican theology of evangelism, showing that there can be a biblical approach to evangelising which rests in the Anglican tradition of liturgical praise. Fittingly, he ends with a piece on the 'genius' of Anglicanism - the distinguishing temper of mind which characterises it - concluding that while Anglicanism may be struggling to preserve its identity, its failings and weaknesses are far from mortal: 'Provided Anglicans recognise contradiction when it occurs, and do not fail to appreciate the depth of other traditions, their own tradition can be an astonishing joy and liberation.'

Unashamed Anglicanism

Sykes, Stephen

Religion & Spirituality

Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd.

This book explores the way in which we understand the story of our salvation - the fundamental narrative which irreplaceably informs Christian living and reflection. the story of atonement is both simple and surprising and has always given rise to demands for explanation: What does justification mean? Is there literally no reward for merit? What about other religions? Can one believe in heaven and hell? How does one justify evangelism? All these questions arise directly out of the story of salvation, and experience suggests that each of them is a living issue for Church members. The story of atonement turns out to be not one narrative but a number of differing versions of a narrative, which Christians keep in their heads in fragments, rather than as one overarching, coherent epic. A brief discussion of Milton's Paradise Lost shows the difficulty of this epic form, and the way in which more than one version of the story actually informs the way Christians inhabit atonement. the question of heaven and hell is faced directly, and its bearing on evangelism explored. Stephen Sykes explains the story of atonement in a way that is both accessible and profound. this is the perfect guide to understanding not only the way in which we grasp atonement, but how we live within its power.

Story of Atonement

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian theology today,

Mowbrays

The author asserts the value of taking seriously the roots and doctrines of the Anglican tradition and endeavors to reveal something of its true identity. To be unashamed of Anglicanism implies an understanding and appreciation of the contradictions and strengths of the Anglican inheritance.

ABINGDON PRESS *

Friedrich Schleiermacher

John Knox Press

What is Christianity? Do the differences between Christians matter? Professor Sykes demonstrates that there has been conflict inherent in the Christian Church at every stage in its life and that this disagreement is not accidental or occasional but intrinsic and chronic. But the solution does not lie in finding neat doctrinal definitions. On the contrary, the author shows that conflict, far from being an evil, is actually desirable, and is inseparable from the actual form and content of Christianity. It can be seen in the origins of the movement in the New Testament itself. The different views of Jesus and the inward and personal nature of religious experience raise the problem that no theological definition about the external aspects can be immune from the challenge that it fails to do justice to the real substance of the faith. Professor Sykes discusses the issue of the power of the theologian, concluding that there is a great danger in the prominence which theology has acquired in its attempts to solve doctrinal disputes. The core of the book consists of an examination of the discussions on the essence of Christianity by the 'early moderns'; Schleiermacher, Newman, Harnack and Loisy, Troeltsch, and Barth, Stephen Sykes concludes that theology can only be freed from playing a tyrannous part in the resolution of the identity of Christianity when identity is being strongly maintained by the Church in its worship.

The Identity of Christianity: Theologians and the Essence of Christianity from Schleiermacher to Barth

Fortress Press

In this authoritative volume, thirty-one of the world's leading Anglican scholars present the first sustained and thorough account of the history and ethos of the Churches of the Anglican Communion from the Anglican reform of the sixteenth century to its global witness today. Thoroughly revised, augmented, and updated, this new edition of The Study of Anglicanism offers a comprehensive interpretation of the character of Anglicanism-including its history, theology, worship, standards and practices, and its future prospects worldwide. A fascinating and unique work, it remains the one indispensable key to this rich and pluriform heritage for both the general reader and the student.

The Study of Anglicanism

History

Knight, Jonathan

Booty, John

World

Friedrich Schleiermacher (Makers of contemporary theology)

In Power and Christian Theology, Stephen Sykes examines the ambiguous role played by the concept of power in Christian theology.  Centuries of experience of the abuse of power have taught us to be instinctively suspicious of it.  But can a faith which celebrates a 'God of power and might' dispense with it entirely?In the history of theology, and based in the Scriptures, are to be found diverging tendencies; one which sees no difficulty in the affirmation of divine power and its human embodiment, the other in which power is radically re-thought.  In early modern Europe power was given new, realistic expression, and the discipline of sociology was born.  Theology has had consequently to face new problems.Stephen Sykes argues that it is not credible to attempt to dissociate Christian faith from the phenomena of power in their entirety.  He holds that human beings are enmeshed in a deeply ambiguous context, a world of overlapping and intersecting powers.  The dangers which inevitably accompany the use of power are better avoided by their explicit recognition, than by heroic exercises of self-deception.

Power and Christian Theology

Continuum

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Unashamed Anglicanism

Story of Atonement

Christian theology today,

Unashamed Anglicanism

Friedrich Schleiermacher

The Identity of Christianity: Theologians and the Essence of Christianity from Schleiermacher to Barth

The Study of Anglicanism

Friedrich Schleiermacher (Makers of contemporary theology)

Power and Christian Theology