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Article: From Modernity to Post-Modernity: Inclusiveness and Making the Myth of Anglican Communion Relevant Today
- Article from:
- Anglican Theological Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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The crisis in the Anglican Communion is not only theological or institutional; it is also a reflection of the larger crisis of modernity. If there is a future for Anglicanism, it should be based on new paradigms that are more consistent with the postmodern environment. This means reviewing the usual concepts (via media, authority, inclusiveness, and comprehensiveness) and making the Anglican myth relevant again by bringing it in line with our times.
Introduction
In the foreword to the Windsor Report, Archbishop Robin Eames of Armagh states: "A process of dissent is not new to the Communion but it has never before been expressed with such force nor in ways which have been so accessible to ...