The Heart of Faith: Following Christ in the Church of England

The worldwide Anglican movement is a vibrant and flourishing, if sometimes troubled, international phenomenon. In recent decades it has experienced exponential growth, especially in parts of Africa and Asia, where dynamic evangelism and church planting are often seen. Yet for their historic roots, Anglicans across the globe continue to look back to one small but long-established province, the Church of England.

The Anglican movement, at its best, has always been about people rather than structures or institutions. So this book introduces sixteen influential men and women from the Church of England, spread over the centuries from the early middle ages to the present day. They range from the celibate monk (Bede) to the married mother of eighteen children (Susanna Wesley); the innovative scientist (Robert Boyle) to the captivating poet (Frances Ridley Havergal); the urbane scholar (C.S. Lewis) to the popular preacher (Richard Sibbes and David Watson); the visionary bishop (Thomas Cranmer and J.C. Ryle) to the tenacious politician (William Wilberforce and Lord Shaftesbury).

All sought to be faithful followers of Christ within the Church of England. But what were their theological passions and convictions? How did they understand their Anglican identity? These vignettes are not mini-biographies but fresh and thought-provoking explorations of ‘the heart of faith’.

Andrew Atherstone (editor) is tutor in history and doctrine, and Latimer research fellow, at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.

The contributors are Nigel Atkinson, David Bebbington, Roger Beckwith, Gerald Bray, John Coffey, Graham Cray, Mark Dever, Alan Munden, Michael Nazir-Ali, Mark Smith, Michael Ward, Martin Wellings, David Wells and John Wolffe

Published by The Lutterworth Press.

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The Heart of Faith: Following Christ in the Church of England

Ed. Andrew Atherstone

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978 0 7188 3072 4

Published by the Lutterworth Press 2008: 178 pages

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