Books in the Studies in Episcopal and Anglican Theology series

In an era in which The Episcopal Church and the Church of England have become increasingly alarmed about numerical decline, the editors examine sustained engagement with deepening the theological imagination of the whole Christian community, through renewed practices of, and approaches to, preaching, study, and spiritual development for Anglicans.

This book makes a unique contribution to Christian theology by drawing on multiple disciplines to address the issue of existential importance.

Leadership and Conflict in African Churches: The Anglican Experience investigates the involvement of leadership and conflict in the African church focusing on Mkunga H. P. Mtingele and the Anglican Church of Tanzania along with other denominations and organizations in Tanzania, Africa, and beyond.

Emerges from a conference held at Harvard Divinity School in April 2011.

Beginning with the perceived dissonance of east and west, of Christianity and Islam, and working through the complexity of antagonistic worldviews that have been perpetuated over the centuries, Engaging Islam from a Christian Perspective seeks to rediscover the deep interconnectedness between these two world faiths.

Yankee Bishops: Apostles in the New Republic, 1783 to 1873 is the first collective examination of the American episcopate and offers critical insight into the theory and practice of episcopal ministry in these formative years.

Tells the story of The Episcopal Church's development of an official rationale for its ongoing engagement with religious diversity. This book explains what one church teaches about how religious difference may be interpreted in Christian terms. It is suitable for courses in interreligious dialogue, Christian ethics, and American religious history.

Members of many religions live alongside one another in sprawling urban centers and isolated rural communities, and conflict and misunderstanding among religions are widespread. This book examines the nature of such encounters and explores the meaning of religious dialogue and terms like conversion, syncretism, salvation, and pluralism.

With respect to the Transfiguration, Anglicans interpret the event within the biblical context, assume its basic historic character, and juxtapose high Christology with the human limitations of Jesus' self-understanding. This title analyzes Anglican interpretations of the Transfiguration from the eighth century onwards.

The Body of Christ in a Market Economy explains how desire connects scripture, economics, theological anthropology, and soteriology.

Questioning Authority analyzes current conflicts concerning authority in the Anglican church and offers a new framework for addressing them.