The Church of England and Christian Antiquity
Author | : Jean-Louis Quantin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 2009-02-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199557868 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199557861 |
Rating | : 4/5 (861 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Church of England and Christian Antiquity by : Jean-Louis Quantin
Download or read book The Church of England and Christian Antiquity written by Jean-Louis Quantin and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2009-02-12 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean-Louis Quantin shows how the appeal to Christian antiquity played a key role in the construction of a new confessional identity, 'Anglicanism', maintaining that theologians of the Church of England came to consider that their Church occupied a unique position, because it alone was faithful to the beliefs and practices of the Church Fathers.