Lay Presidency at the Eucharist? An Anglican Approach

by Taylor, Nicholas

• ISBN13: 9781906286187
• ISBN10: 1906286183
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-21
• Publisher: Mowbray

Summary

The demand for allowing lay ministers to preside at the Eucharist has become a pressing issue in many churches, not only in Anglicanism. Within the Anglican Communion this issue seems to be potentially divisive as most provinces refuse to accept lay presi

Author Biography

Nicholas H. Taylor is an Anglican priest and Research Fellow in Theology of the University of Zululand, South Africa.

Table of Contents

Foreword by the Series Editor	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Authority and Theological Method in the Anglican Tradition	p. 11
Eucharist and Ministry in the New Testament Church	p. 30
Eucharist and Ministry in the Early Church Fathers	p. 64
Sacramental Ministry in the Anglican Tradition	p. 99
Worship, Ministry and Eucharistic Deprivation: Alternative Approaches	p. 142
Proposals for Authorized Lay Eucharistic Presidency in the Context of Mission	p. 177
Theological Arguments for Lay Presidency at the Eucharist	p. 203
The Current Position in the Anglican Communion, and Outstanding Issues	p. 229
Concluding Reflections	p. 263
Bibliography	p. 267
Index	p. 313
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