Introduction

Abstract

Over the course of the twentieth century, Anglicanism became a religious tradition defined as much by its life in new cultural settings as by its English institutional heritage. The Church not only grew in numbers of adherents; its expanse and varieties outshone its origins. The Anglican challenge included decolonization and shifts to contextual direction, but far more was entailed. The chapters of this book describe the ways in which Anglicans adapted the Church’s historical patterns to contextual circumstances. Using varied approaches, the authors of these chapters depict Anglicanism’s ‘enculturation’. That is, in circumstances new to their experience, Anglicans sought to ground Christian belief and practice faithfully and effectively.

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