Why Unity Matters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21688100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theo Hobson (Theo Hobson has a PhD from Cambridge University; he has written seven books and much journalism including for the Spectator and the Tablet. He usually writes on the Church of England, the history of ideas, especially the positive affinity of Christianity and political liberalism, and religion in public life. He is co-editor of a recent essay collection, Created for Love: Towards a New Teaching on Sex and Marriage (Canterbury 2025). He is currently an ordinand., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 34-42 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Believing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-1425 • E-ISSN: 2053-633X |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/mb.2026.5 |
| OpenAlex | W7125406704 |
| Language | EN |
This essay explores the origin of impaired communion through episcopal division within the Church of England. It considers the background to the Act of Synod of 1993 and asks why such a major innovation was so widely accepted, and why it was barely challenged in subsequent years
Synod · Evolving Legal Systems and Governance · Historical Architecture and Urbanism · Religious Freedom and Discrimination
| Highly cited | No |
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