TY  - BOOK
AU  - Young,Francis
TI  - Inferior office?: A history of deacons in the Church of England 
SN  - 9780227903711
AV  - BX5179 
U1  - 262/.14 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - James Clarke & Co
KW  - Church of England
KW  - History
KW  - Deacons
KW  - RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Church
KW  - Religion
KW  - RELIGION / Clergy
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 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
N2  - 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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