Anglican Communion in crisis how Episcopal dissidents and their African allies are reshaping Anglicanism

Summary: The sign outside the conservative, white church in the small southern U.S. town announces that the church is part of the Episcopal Church--of Rwanda. In Anglican Communion in Crisis, Miranda Hassett tells the fascinating story of how a new alliance between conservative American Episcopalians and African Anglicans is transforming conflicts between American Episcopalians--especially over homosexuality--into global conflicts within the Anglican church. In the mid-1990s, conservative American Episcopalians and Anglican leaders from Africa and other parts of the Southern Hemisphere began to forge t.

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ISBN: 9781400827718 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 140082771X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780691125183 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 069112518X (alk. paper)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (295 p.)
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.

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General Note:	CatBulkString:sept.20.12 CatMonthString:jun.14 Multi-User. Multi-user. Terms of use -
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-290) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Renewal and conflict : the Episcopal Church and the Province of Uganda -- Taking Africa seriously : the globalization of conservative Episcopalians -- "White hands up" : Lambeth 1998 and the global politics of homosexuality -- From African/Asian juggernaut to global Orthodox majority -- "At home in Kigali" : transnational relationships and domestic dissent -- "Who wants to be in the Ugandan communion?" : perceptions of African and American Christianity -- Integrity for sale? : money and asymmetry in transnational Anglican alliances -- The next Anglicanism? : conclusions and implications.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.