Beyond Establishment : Resetting Church-State Relations in England

Chaplin, Jonathan

SCM Press（2022/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 220 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780334061731
• DDC分類 261.70942

Full Description

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.

Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction: Awakening 'the dog that didn't bark' 1

1. Defining 'Establishment' 15

2. A Theology of Disestablishment 39

3. Deconstructing Establishment: Church, Crown and Government 77

4. Deconstructing Establishment: Church and Parliament 112

5. Disputing Establishment: Secularism, Neutrality, Sectarianism? 134

6. Disputing Establishment: Disengaging from the Nation? 172

Conclusion: Life Beyond Establishment 207