A Point of Balance: The Weight and Measure of Anglicanism

by Robert Boak Slocum (Editor), Martyn Percy (Editor)

Overview

This volume offers some of the richest and cutting edge reflection on the nature of Anglican identity at the beginning of the 21st century. Originating from The Society for the Study of Anglicanism, it includes contributions from leading international scholars, including: Katherine Grieb (Virginia Theological Seminary), Robert Hughes (School of Theology, Sewanee), Thomas Hughson (retired, Marquette University), Gerard Mannion (University of San Diego), Mark Chapman (Rippon College, Oxford), Paula Nesbitt (Graduate Theological Union), Martyn Percy (Rippon College), Philip Sheldrake (Cambridge Theological Federation and University of Wales), Robert Slocum (St. Catharine College, KY) and Simon Taylor (St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780819228451
Publisher:	Morehouse Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/2012
Series:	Canterbury Studies in Anglicanism
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	391 KB

About the Author

Robert Boak Slocum is an Episcopal priest, author, and editor most known for An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly Reference for Episcopalians. He serves as Priest-in-Partnership at the Church of Ascension and the Canon for Virtual and Online Learning at All Saints’ Cathedral. Robert has served on the board of the Anglican Theological Review and is now on the Executive Council for the Diocese of Lexington. He received his doctorate in theology at Marquette University. He lives with his wife in Danville, Kentucky.

Martyn Percy is Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon and the Oxford Ministry Course. He is also Professor of Theological Education at King's College London, and Professorial Research Fellow at Heythrop College London. He is also an Honorary Canon of Salisbury Cathedral. Martyn has served as a Director and Council member of the Advertising Standards Authority, as a Commissioner of the Direct Marketing Authority, and as an Adjudicator for the Portman Group (the self-regulating body for the alcoholic drinks industry). He is a member of the BBC Standing Committee on Religion and Beliefs, as well as an advisor to the British Board of Film Classification. Since 2003 he has co-ordinated the Society for the Study of Anglicanism at the American Academy of Religion. He writes on Christianity and contemporary culture, modern ecclesiology and practical theology.