Beyond Establishment

Resetting Church-State Relations in England

AvJonathan Chaplin

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

The Church of England finds itself colliding with society at large on regular occasion. Has the time come, therefore, where the advantages of being the established church are at last outweighed by the disadvantages? Is there a case for disestablishment, and if so, what might a fresh vision of the church’s relationship with wider society be?Separating the question of establishment, from the question of presence in the community, Jonathan Chaplin argues that the time has come for the ending of privileged constitutional ties between the Church of England the British state. Rather than offering a smaller place for the Church of England within society, he suggests, such a separation would in fact enhance its ability to maintain an embedded presence in local parishes, and allow it the room to speak out about the deeper, bigger challenges which face society today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-05-31
Mått:135 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:274 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:220
Förlag:SCM Press
ISBN:9780334061731

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Jonathan Chaplin is a member of the Centre for Faith in Public Life at Wesley House, Cambridge, and of the Cambridge University Divinity Faculty.

Recensioner i media

“Thank God someone finally had the courage to write this book - and that it was someone with the insight, erudition and awareness of Jonathan Chaplin. In this thoroughly researched and incisively argued volume, Chaplin breaks the awkward, complicit silence which had fallen over Anglican public theology in recent decades regarding church-state relations. He speaks authoritatively and directly into a historical moment when the UK is on the cusp of further significant constitutional change. There is renewed debate, post Brexit, about a United Ireland and an Independent Scotland. Either of those outcomes, or action to avert them, will drive a recalibration of devolution which will sweep away the House of Lords in its current form. A coming coronation risks exposing the anomalies of a ritual locked in to asymmetric and anglocentric patterns of establishment. This is a book for our times, which is essential reading for anyone interested in how the UK constitution works and the future role of religion in our public life. Chaplin’s book resets the debate about the Church of England and its changing role at the heart of the UK state.”

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements viiIntroduction: Awakening ‘the dog that didn’t bark’ 11. Defining ‘Establishment’ 152. A Theology of Disestablishment 393. Deconstructing Establishment: Church, Crown and Government 774. Deconstructing Establishment: Church and Parliament 1125. Disputing Establishment: Secularism, Neutrality, Sectarianism? 1346. Disputing Establishment: Disengaging from the Nation? 172Conclusion: Life Beyond Establishment 207