Introduction: Anglicanism’s Dilemma ix
1. The Meaning of Promise 1
2. A Contested Genesis 26
3. Catholicity and Contextualization 57
4. Catholicity and Communion 84
5. Testing Anglican Coherence 117
6. Renewing Communion in Mission 150
7. Distinctive and Faithful Practice 182
Conclusion 220
Index 234
Robert S. Heaney is an Anglican priest-scholar ordained in the
Church of Ireland. He is the Associate Professor of Christian
Mission and Director of the Center for Anglican Communion Studies
at Virginia Theological Seminary. An author of numerous books, he
is a member of the design group for the Lambeth Conference in
2020
William L. Sachs is an author, consultant, teacher, and Episcopal
priest. He directs the Center for Interfaith Reconciliation and
assists at St. Stephen’s Church in Richmond, Virginia.
“The heart of Anglicanism is forged in inter-cultural encounter.
This book tells that story, and challenges the Church of today to
embody its calling afresh .”
*Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury*
"If Anglicanism were a person, this would be an honest biography
that embraces both hope and struggle. This biography doesn’t
romanticise the early years, nor does it skip over the awkward
adolescent phase that Anglicanism stalls in at times: worried about
relationships, authority, and, of course, sex. It is in these
growing pains and inner contests, alongside worship, mission, and
ministry, that the promise of Anglicanism is to be found. For as
this hope-filled tour de force of Anglicanism makes clear,
Anglicanism is a tradition shaped by lived experience of Christ,
whose incomplete identity continues to unfold in a complex world.
On the cusp of a Lambeth Conference and entering a new decade of
Anglicanism, The Promise of Anglicanism could not be a better
placed, nor more challenging, text for all to read."
*Jennifer Strawbridge, University of Oxford, UK*
"This is an exceptional book by two of the most gifted commentators
on Anglicanism today. Robert Heaney and William Sachs have crafted
an outstanding volume that explores the coherence of the global
Anglican Communion, and look afresh at the challenges and
opportunities presented in mission and ministry. Intellectually
stimulating – and yet admirably accessible – this book is a must
for all in the field of ecclesiology and those engaged in the study
of Anglican polity today."
*Martyn Percy, Dean, Christ Church, Oxford*
"A succinct, well crafted and edifying account about our identity
as the Anglican family. I commend this apt resource to all who want
to catch a glimpse of identity , promise and vocation as Anglicans.
A timely book."
*Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town*
"...a compelling, wide-ranging and deeply informed account of the
development of Anglicanism from the beginnings of Christianity to
contemporary post-colonial critiques. Sachs and Heaney offer a
refreshingly upbeat vision for the future of a global Communion
that so often seems riven by conflict. Re-imagining Anglicanism as
Catholicity from below, they emphasize the importance of context in
building the community of faith. Anglicanism grows through the
inevitable contestation between context and catholicity as it
responds to new situations. This offers a hope-filled promise for
the future as Anglicans continue to work together despite their
many differences in mutual service of the Gospel."
*Mark Chapman, Ripon College Cuddesdon, UK*
"A magnificent review of Anglican history, highlighting the crucial
contribution of African and Asian Christians to the modern Anglican
Communion. Despite the fractious recent history of the Communion,
the authors dare to hope that the deep Anglican sense of being “a
fellowship of communities of mission practice” will overcome
cultural and theological divisions between liberal and
conservative, North and South. The authors quote the powerful
comment of the first African Anglican Bishop, Samuel Crowther: ‘if
we pulled out all the logs that smoked, the food would never be
cooked’. I heartily commend this book."
*Kevin Ward, University of Leeds*
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