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Inferior office? : A history of deacons in the Church of England / Francis Young.

By: Publisher: Cambridge : James Clarke & Co, 2015Distributor: [S.l.] : Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLCDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780227903711
  • 0227903714
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Inferior office?DDC classification:
  • 262/.14 23
LOC classification:
  • BX5179
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Contents; Preface; Deacons in the Church of England: A Timeline of Events; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Deacons and the English Reformation, 1550-1642; 2. Deacons from Restoration to Reform, 1660-1832; 3. The Victorian Call for Deacons, 1839-1901; 4. Deacons in the Twentieth Century; 5. Deacons in the Church of England Today; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Back Cover
Summary: The book's purpose is to present the first extensive historical treatment of deacons in the Church of England, in an effort to explain why lifelong or 'distinctive' deacons have so far failed to become a major part of life in the Church of England, as they are in other parts of the Anglican Communion. It aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on the diaconate, not through theological arguments but by presenting the evidence of Anglican tradition on the diaconate since the publication of the Ordinal in 1550. The book challenges the belief that the diaconate was usually a brief and nominal per.
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Contents; Preface; Deacons in the Church of England: A Timeline of Events; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Deacons and the English Reformation, 1550-1642; 2. Deacons from Restoration to Reform, 1660-1832; 3. The Victorian Call for Deacons, 1839-1901; 4. Deacons in the Twentieth Century; 5. Deacons in the Church of England Today; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Back Cover

The book's purpose is to present the first extensive historical treatment of deacons in the Church of England, in an effort to explain why lifelong or 'distinctive' deacons have so far failed to become a major part of life in the Church of England, as they are in other parts of the Anglican Communion. It aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on the diaconate, not through theological arguments but by presenting the evidence of Anglican tradition on the diaconate since the publication of the Ordinal in 1550. The book challenges the belief that the diaconate was usually a brief and nominal per.

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