Routledge Contemporary Ecclesiology
About the Book Series
The field of ecclesiology has grown remarkably in the last decade, and most especially in relation to the study of the contemporary church. Recently, theological attention has turned once more to the nature of the church, its practices and proclivities, and to interpretative readings and understandings of its role, function and ethos in contemporary society.
This series draws from a range of disciplines and established scholars to further the study of contemporary ecclesiology and publish an important cluster of landmark titles in this field. The series editors represent a range of Christian traditions and disciplines, and this reflects the breadth and depth of books developing in the Series. This series presents a clear focus on the contemporary situation of churches worldwide, offering an invaluable resource for students, researchers, ministers and other interested readers around the world working or interested in the diverse areas of contemporary ecclesiology and the important changing shape of the church worldwide.
Growth and Decline in the Anglican Communion: 1980 to the Present
1st Edition
Edited
By David Goodhew
December 09, 2016
The Anglican Communion is one of the largest Christian denominations in the world. Growth and Decline in the Anglican Communion is the first study of its dramatic growth and decline in the years since 1980. An international team of leading researchers based across five continents provides a global ...
A Handbook of Chaplaincy Studies: Understanding Spiritual Care in Public Places
1st Edition
Edited
By Christopher Swift, Mark Cobb, Andrew Todd
September 18, 2015
A Handbook of Chaplaincy Studies explores fundamental issues and critical questions in chaplaincy, spanning key areas of health care, the prison service, education and military chaplaincy. Leading authors and practitioners in the field present critical insight into the challenges and opportunities ...
Towards a Theology of Church Growth
1st Edition
By David Goodhew
May 20, 2015
Concern about church growth and decline is widespread and contentious, yet theological reflection on church growth is scarce. Reflecting on the Bible, dogmatic theology and church history, this book situates the numerical growth of the church within wider Christian theology. Leading international ...
Anglicanism: Confidence, Commitment and Communion
1st Edition
By Martyn Percy
June 10, 2013
This focused concentration and celebration of Anglican life could not be more timely. Debates on sexuality and gender (including women bishops), whether or not the church has a Covenant, or can be a Communion, and how it is ultimately led, are issues that have dominated the ecclesial horizon for ...
Society Shaped by Theology: Sociological Theology Volume 3
1st Edition
By Robin Gill
April 16, 2013
Over the last thirty years a number of theologians have been using aspects of sociology alongside the more traditional resources of philosophy. In turn, sociologists with an interest in theology have also contributed to an interaction between theology and sociology. The time is right to revisit the...
Theology Shaped by Society: Sociological Theology Volume 2
1st Edition
By Robin Gill
September 19, 2012
Theology Shaped by Society argues that the sociology of knowledge can make an important contribution to theology. Part I argues that theology can be seen as a 'socially constructed reality' that is sometimes dangerously related to power but, at other times, that is a positively engaged discipline ...
Church Growth in Britain: 1980 to the Present
1st Edition
Edited
By David Goodhew
June 19, 2012
There has been substantial church growth in Britain between 1980 and 2010. This is the controversial conclusion from the international team of scholars, who have drawn on interdisciplinary studies and the latest research from across the UK. Such church growth is seen to be on a large scale, is ...
Theology in a Social Context: Sociological Theology Volume 1
1st Edition
By Robin Gill
April 28, 2012
Over the last 30 years a number of theologians have been using aspects of sociology alongside the more traditional resources of philosophy. In turn, sociologists with an interest in theology have also contributed to an interaction between theology and sociology. The time is right to revisit the ...
A Reader in Ecclesiology
1st Edition
By Bryan P. Stone
April 25, 2012
This Reader presents a diverse and ecumenical cross-section of ecclesiological statements from across the twenty centuries of the church's existence. It builds on the foundations of early Christian writings, illustrates significant medieval, reformation, and modern developments, and provides a ...
Sydney Anglicans and the Threat to World Anglicanism: The Sydney Experiment
1st Edition
By Muriel Porter
August 08, 2011
Sydney Anglicans, always ultra-conservative in terms of liturgy, theology and personal morality, have increasingly modelled themselves on sixteenth century English Puritanism. Over the past few decades, they have added radical congregationalism to the mix. They have altered church services, ...