The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian denomination and claims a membership of some 80 million members in about 164 countries. Given that there are only around two hundred countries in the world, this makes the churches of the Anglican Communion the most geographically widespread denomination after Roman Catholicism. The 44 essays in this volume embrace a wide range of academic disciplines: theological; historical; demography and geography; and different aspects of culture and ethics. They are united in their discussion of what is effectively a new inter-disciplinary subject which we have termed "Anglican Studies." At the core of this volume is the phenomenon of "Anglicanism" as this is expressed in different places and in a variety of ways across the world.

This Handbook covers a far broader set of topics from a wider range of perspectives than has been hitherto attempted in Anglican Studies. At the same time, it doesn't impose a particular theological or historical agenda. The contributions are drawn from across the spectrum of theological views and opinions. It shows that the unsettled nature of the polity is part of its own rich history; and many will see this as a somewhat lustrous tradition. In its comprehensive coverage, this volume is a valuable contribution to Anglican Studies and helps formulate a discipline that might perhaps promote dialogue and discussion across the Anglican world.

Mark D. Chapman is Vice-Principal of Ripon College, Cuddesdon, Oxford, England and Reader in Modern Theology at the University of Oxford.

Sathianathan Clarke holds the Bishop Sundo Kim Chair for World Christianity and is Professor of Theology, Culture and Mission at the Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington DC.

Martyn Percy is Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, England. He was previously Principal of Ripon College, Cuddesdon.

List of Contributors
Introduction
Part I: Historiography
1. 'Anglicanism' before the Reformation, Bruce Kaye
2. The Reformation in Anglicanism, Alec Ryrie
3. Anglican Conciliarism: the Lambeth Conference as an Instrument of Communion, Paul Avis
4. Mission in the Anglican Communion, Kevin Ward
5. Identities and Parties, Andrew Atherstone
6. Varieties of Missionary Bishop, Mark D. Chapman
Part II: The Methods and Styles of Anglicanism
7. Anglicanism and the Fathers, Andrew McGowan
8. Prayer Book Use and Conformity, Paul Avis
9. Anglican Wisdom, Jenny Gaffin
10. Anglican Spirituality, Anne Loades
11. Anglican Aesthetics, Kenneth Stevenson
12. Considering Hermeneutics, Method, and Cultural Diversity in Anglican and Episcopal Contexts, Marion Grau
Part III: The Contextualization of Anglicanism
13. Anglicanism and the North American Revolutions, Robert Bruce Mullin
14. 'Home Away From Home': Displacement, Identity, and Anglican Ecclesiology in Australasia, Stephen Pickard
15. Sri Lanka, Marc Billimoria
16. West Africa, Victor Reginald Atta-Baffoe
17. 'God Has Come Amongst Us Slowly and We Didn't Realise It!' The Transformation of Anglican Missionary Heritage in Sudan, Andrew C. Wheeler
18. Sheng Kung Hui: The Contextualization of Anglicanism in Hong Kong, Philip L. Wickeri and Paul Kwong
19. The Geography of Anglicanism, Dan O'Connor
Part IV: Anglican Identities
20. Establishment, Grace Davie
21. Charismatic renewal, Miranda K. Hassett
22. Anglicanism and Pan-Evangelicalism, Alister E. McGrath
23. Indigenous Peoples: A Case Study on Being a Twenty-first Century Maori Anglican, Jenny Te Paa-Daniel
24. Ecumenism and Post-Anglicanism, Sathianathan Clarke
Part V: Crises and Controversies
25. The Bible, Gerald O. West
26. Politics, Thabo Makgoba
27. Doctrine, Paula D. Nesbitt
28. Gender, Kathryn Tanner
29. Sexuality and Communion, Andrew Goddard
30. The challenge of other religions, Clare Amos and Michael Ipgrave
Part VI: The Practice of Anglican Life
31. Episcopé and Leadership, Sarah Rowand Jones
32. Ecumenism, Charlotte Methuen
33. Congregational Life, Robin Gill
34. Context, Character, and Challenges: The Shaping of Ordination Training, Martyn Percy
35. Mission, Cathy Ross
36. Prayer, Phyllis Tickle
37. Canon Law, Norman Doe
Part VII: The Futures of Anglicanism
38. Race, Spirituality, and Reconciliation, Michael Battle
39. Moving the Anglican Communion: Ethics and Ecclesiology in an Age of Migration, Susanna Snyder
40. Biblical Hermeneutics in the Context of 'Post-Anglicanism': Beyond Pax Anglicana, Micah Eun-Kya Kim
41. Anglican Relations with Islam, Michael Nazir-Ali
42. Authority, Theology, and Power, Janet Trisk
43. Anglican Way or Ways?, Terry M. Brown
44. Anglican Interpretations of Scripture: Can Scriptural Reasoning Provide a Way Forward?, A. Katherine Grieb