The Church of England in the Twentieth Century

The Church Commissioners and the Politics of Reform, 1948-1998
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-1-84383-165-5
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, 558 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Unique account of the affairs of the Church of England during a period of colossal change and controversy.

This is the first comprehensive historical picture to be published of the life and work of the Church of England in the second half of the twentieth century. It traces the evolution of the Church in a period of immense upheaval, giving not only a detailed portrait of the work of its archbishops and bishops, but also exploring the Church's relationship with the State, the changes within its central institutions, and the response of the wider community to those changes. Placing the Church of England in its social context, Andrew Chandler examines the parochial reforms which arose in response to the realities of domestic and international migration, multi-culturalism and secularization. Other themes explored are the administration of property (particularly bishops' houses and the work of the cathedrals), 'ethical investment', and the recent crises which are still the subject of argument. Included among theseare the financial speculations of the late 1980s and early 1990s, from which flowed controversies about the reform of the Church of England itself and the nature of its relationship with the state.

ANDREW CHANDLER is Director of the George Bell Institute, Birmingham, and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Birmingham.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chandler, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen Anglikanische und episkopale Kirchen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Foundations of an Institution
The Age of Speculation
The Cure of Souls and the Politics of Expenditure
The Ancient Church and Modern Society
The Costs of the Episcopacy and the Cathedrals
The Embarrassment of Riches
The Politics of Maintenance
Reforming the Parish
The Struggle for the Stipend and the New Austerity
The Perils of the Markets
Making and Amending: The Church under the Pastoral Measure
Four Campaigns
The Inflationary Spiral
Managing Crisis
An Orderly Retreat
The Commissioners and the Commission
Appendix 1: Church Estates Commissioners and Secretaries to the Church Commissioners
Appendix 2: The Basic Structures of the Church Commissioners
Appendix 3: The Church Commissioners Measure, 1947
Appendix 4: National Institutions Measure, 1998
Bibliography
Index