Local Polity, Global Vision: Anglican Identity and the Anglican Communion

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This course will survey historic ecclesiological structures and systems, including the legacy of the colonial period, that contribute to Anglican identity and have proved foundational for ecumenical dialogue in the 20th and 21st centuries. How the Prayer-minded order the life of the church; how they have come to discuss and live with difference; and how they provide for discipline will be at the heart of this class. Additionally, an able consideration of Anglican communities from the Global South, means to deepen the understanding and practice of 'communion.' The course is open to all with a interest in ecclesiology and ecumenism, not just Anglicans and Episcopalians.