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Christian Doctrine series
The Ascension of Christ into Heaven is clearly affirmed by all the Creeds. Christ’s heavenly ministry is an orthodox truth affirmed by the church, an evangelical truth attested by the Scriptures and a devotional truth expressed in Anglican the worship and liturgy. In this short book Ed Moll surveys the New Testament teaching about the Ascension of Christ in order to give the reader confidence that this is indeed a biblical doctrine and that it can and must be proclaimed by expository preaching. He also shows how Christ’s being seated in Heaven is embedded into the worshipping life of the Anglican Church through its Formularies, the Book of Common Prayer, the 39 Articles of Religion and the Ordinal. A final section gives pointers to teaching the Ascension through expository preaching.
Christian Doctrine series
In this short and stimulating guide to the doctrine of THE PERSON OF CHRIST, Mark Smith explores the biblical witness to Jesus as both fully God and fully man. He shows how these truths were articulated and defended in the debates of the early church, and why they remain deeply relevant to the lives of Christians today.
The second half of the book then dives into the Christological content of the Anglican formularies (the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion and the Book of Common Prayer). Here we discover how the Church of England possesses a rich storehouse of refl ection on the identity of Jesus Christ – not only as a doctrine to be understood, but as a person to be worshipped and adored.
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What can be learned from Thomas Cranmer’s theology of the Trinity, and why does it merit closer examination? THOMAS CRANMER AND 'OF FAITH IN THE HOLY TRINITY' considers Cranmer’s Trinitarian theology from various angles, drawing on his writings, including the 1553 Articles of Faith and the 1552 Book of Common Prayer.
It explores his theological debt to the Church Fathers, fellow Reformers, and Medieval theology, demonstrating how Cranmer articulated a fully historic, orthodox, and Reformed doctrine of the Trinity. Rather than leaving behind a comprehensive theological treatise, Cranmer’s greatest achievement was imprinting the realities of the triune Godhead in the hearts and minds of the English-speaking world through his liturgy.
The book concludes with reflections on Cranmer’s Trinitarian legacy, noting his influence on subsequent generations of Anglicans and addressing contemporary concerns in Trinitarian theology, seeking enduring insights from Cranmer’s work. It aims to encourage us to follow Cranmer’s lead in knowing, trusting and delighting in Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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Rachel Ciano examines the early use of the term
‘evangelical’ during the English Reformation, long before the rise of modern Evangelicalism.
Focusing on the Henrician and Edwardian periods, Ciano highlights how ‘evangelical’ became a key identifer for reformers embracing justification by faith alone, clerical marriage, and scriptural authority. She offers a fresh perspective on the development of evangelical identity and its role in shaping England’s religious landscape in the sixteenth century.
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Recent releases
What is orthodoxy? In recent controversies in the Church of England and in the wider Anglican Communion, those who insist that the Church's traditional teaching about marriage and celibacy cannot be altered are increasingly described as 'orthodox', a claim that has been disputed on the ground that orthodoxy is defined by the great creeds and confessions of the Church, none of which mentions the subject.
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This briefing argues that orthodoxy extends well beyond what the creeds and confessions state. It is rooted in the mind of Christ which is revealed to us in Holy Scripture and encompasses every aspect of life.
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The House of Bishops’ background paper for the July 2024 meeting of the Church of England’s General Synod, LLF: Moving Forward as One Church, is based on the belief articulated by Bishop Martyn Snow in the Preface, ‘Unity matters – it really matters.’ As the word ‘one’ in the paper’s title indicates, what the bishops want is for the Church of England to remain united as one church, and they see the proposals contained in the paper as a way to achieve this.
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This little book is an important resource for anyone wanting to understand why the way forward for the Church of England proposed by the bishops is theologically untenable and what a better approach would like.
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