The English Religious Tradition and the Genius of Anglicanism

Jacket Description/Back: Twelve distinguished scholars explore the character of the English Church through remarkable individuals who played a part in its long history. Table of Contents: Foreword by the Archbishop of Canterbury -- Introduction / Geoffrey Rowell -- The Venerable Bede and the Church of the English' / Patrick Wormald -- Anselm and the English Religious Tradition / Sir Richard Southern -- Lady Julian of Norwich and her Audience: Mine Even-Christian' / Sister Benedicta Ward -- John Wyclif / Anne Hudson -- Thomas Cranmer / Patrick Collinson -- Richard Hooker / Henry McAdoo -- George Herbert's The Temple: the Genius of Anglicanism and the Inspiration for Poetry / Elizabeth Clarke -- Lancelot Andrewes / A. M. Allchin -- John and Charles Wesley: A Tale of Two Brothers / Gordon Wakefield -- Church and University in the Life of John Keble / Stephen Prickett -- William Temple / Adrian Hastings -- The Genius of Anglicanism / Stephen Sykes -- John Keble (1792-1866): A bi-centenary Sermon / Geoffrey Rowell -- A Sermon given in Commemoration of the Founders and Benefactors of Keble College / Richard Harries -- Index.

Contributor Bio:  Rowell, Geoffrey Geoffrey Rowell is the Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe. He was formerly the Bishop of Basingstoke, and from 1972 to 1994 was Chaplain and Tutor in Theology at Keble College, Oxford. He has been a member of both the Liturgical Commission and the Doctrine Commission of the Church of England. Hispublications include The Vision Glorious, Tradition Renewed: the Oxford Movement Conference Papers, and The English Religious Tradition and the Genius of Anglicanism. Kenneth Stevenson has been the Bishop of Portsmouth since 1995. He was Rector of Holy Trinity and St Mary's Guildford, and Chaplainand Lecturer at the University of Manchester. He too has been a member of the Liturgical Commission, and is still on the Doctrine Commission. He is a regular speaker in the House of Lords, and is in great demand as a writer and speaker on liturgical matters. His books include Nuptial Blessing, TheMystery of Baptism in the Anglican Tradition, and Abba, Father: Understanding and Using the Lord's Prayer. Rowan Williams is Archbishop of Canterbury, and was previously Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Monmouth. Prior to his consecration, he was University Lecturer in Divinity and Fellow and Deanof Clare College, Cambridge, before becoming Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford. His numerous publications include The Wound OF Knowledge, The Truce of God, Teresa of Avila, After Silent Centuries, Icons - on the Borders of Eternity, Christ on Trial, and PonderThese Things: Praying with Icons of the Virgin.