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A New History of the Church in Wales
Governance and Ministry, Theology and Society

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Bishop Andrew John, Bishop June Osborne, Norman Doe, Roger Brown, Jeffrey Gainer, D. Densil Morgan, William Price, Arthur Edwards, Barry Morgan, Rhiannon Johnson, Peter Sedgwick, Gregory K. Cameron, Charlotte Wright, Ainsley Griffiths, Rowan Williams, Rosalind Williams, Enid R. Morgan, Joanna Penberthy, Mary Stallard, John Davies
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  • Date Published: March 2020
  • availability: Available
  • format: Hardback
  • isbn: 9781108499576

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  • This book marks the centenary of the Church in Wales, following its disestablishment in 1920. Part I provides a historical overview: from the Age of the Saints to Victorian times; the disestablishment campaign; Christianity in Wales since 1920; and broad issues faced over the century. Part II explores the constitution, bishops and archbishops, clergy, and laity. Part III examines doctrine, liturgy, rites of passage, and relations with other faith communities. Part IV deals with the church and culture, education, the Welsh language, and social responsibility. Part V discusses the changing images of the Church and its future. Around themes of continuity and change, the book questions assumptions about the Church, including its distinctive theology and Welshness, ecumenical commitment, approach to innovation, and response to challenges posed by the State and wider world in an increasingly pluralist and secularised Welsh society over the century.

    • Provides for the first time a critical reflection on one hundred years of activity of the Church in Wales
    • Questions assumptions about the Church in Wales as to its status, image, contribution to Welsh life, and the reasons for continuity and change within it
    • Will benefit the members of the Church in Wales, and their ecumenical partners, in giving a greater understanding of its achievements and failures - and its foundation, fortunes and future
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    Reviews & endorsements

    '… excellent illustrated collection …' Michael Wheeler, Church Times

    'This is a lively collection of essays … more importantly fresh approaches to the role and mission of the Church in the undoubtedly challenging decades that lie ahead.' David Ceri Jones, Journal of Church and State

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    • Date Published: March 2020
    • format: Hardback
    • isbn: 9781108499576
    • length: 390 pages
    • dimensions: 235 x 158 x 26 mm
    • weight: 0.7kg
    • contains: 16 colour illus.
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Foreword Bishop Andrew John and Bishop June Osborne
    Preface
    Introduction Norman Doe
    Part I. Historical Antecedents and Overview of the Century:
    1. The age of saints to the Victorian church Roger Brown
    2. The road to disestablishment Jeffrey Gainer
    3. A century of Christianity in Wales D. Densil Morgan
    4. The church in Wales across the century William Price
    Part II. Governance and Ministry:
    5. The constitution of the church Norman Doe
    6. The bishops and archbishops Arthur Edwards
    7. The clergy: priests and deacons Barry Morgan
    8. The laity and patterns of ministry Rhiannon Johnson
    Part III. Doctrine, Liturgy, Rites and Other Faith Communities:
    9. The doctrine of the church Peter Sedgwick
    10. The liturgy of the church Gregory K. Cameron
    11. The rites of passage Charlotte Wright
    12. The church and other communities of faith Ainsley Griffiths
    Part IV. The Church and Society:
    13. Welsh Anglicans and cultural debate Rowan Williams
    14. The church and education Rosalind Williams
    15. The church and the Welsh language Enid R. Morgan
    16. The church, state and society Joanna Penberthy
    Part V. Conclusions:
    17. The image of the church Mary Stallard
    18. The church of the future John Davies
    Bibliography
    Index.

  • Editor

    Norman Doe, Cardiff University
    Norman Doe is a Professor at Cardiff University Law School. He studied at Cardiff University, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Oxford, and is a barrister. His degrees include a Ph.D. (Cambridge), D.C.L. (Lambeth) and LL.D. (Cambridge). His books include Fundamental Authority in Late Medieval English Law (Cambridge, 1990), Canon Law in the Anglican Communion (1998), Religion and Law in the United Kingdom (with Mark Hill and Russell Sandberg, 2011), Christian Law: Contemporary Principles (Cambridge, 2013), The Legal Architecture of English Cathedrals (2017) and Comparative Religious Law: Judaism, Christianity, Islam (Cambridge, 2018). A visiting professor at Paris University since 1999, he was a visiting fellow at Trinity College Oxford (2011), visiting scholar at Corpus Christi College Oxford (2015), and visiting fellow at Jesus College Oxford (2018), and acted as a consultant on canon law to the Anglican Communion, served on the Lambeth Commission (2003–2004), and is Chancellor of the Diocese of Bangor. He directs the Cardiff LL.M. in canon law.

    Contributors

    Bishop Andrew John, Bishop June Osborne, Norman Doe, Roger Brown, Jeffrey Gainer, D. Densil Morgan, William Price, Arthur Edwards, Barry Morgan, Rhiannon Johnson, Peter Sedgwick, Gregory K. Cameron, Charlotte Wright, Ainsley Griffiths, Rowan Williams, Rosalind Williams, Enid R. Morgan, Joanna Penberthy, Mary Stallard, John Davies

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