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THE ANGLICAN WAY Wednesdays 7.30 - 9.30pm 14 May - 18 June DOWNLOAD THE COURSE OUTLINE  DEAN'S VISION
The Institute for Anglican Studies is a new exciting part of the overall vision of the Cathedral Education Centre at St George’s Cathedral. As well as offering courses of study to a wide range of interested people the Institute in essence will develop as a community of discourse - a creative centre which provides opportunities and encouragement for scholarly dialogue and research—a collegiality which encourages and sharpens awareness of human need and theological response. The Very Reverend Dr John Shepherd Dean of Perth  DIRECTOR'S COMMENT
The establishment of the Institute for Anglican Studies is a response to what many perceive to be a crisis of identity in the Anglican Church. There is a lack of clarity in what Anglicanism has to offer contemporary society. Fifty years ago, church-going Anglicans had some sense that the Anglican tradition was tried and tested. Anglicans believed it was a ‘via media’ between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. It kept a balance. This confidence is being challenged as the world-wide communion faces controversial issues. The future is not so clear. We find ourselves asking, “What is it that we have to offer?” I hope that you will be encouraged to join us on an annual journey as we re-discover Anglicanism as a living, vibrant expression of Christian faith. The Right Reverend Brian Kyme Director, Institute for Anglican Studies “What is important for the Christian community at large is not that it gets its beliefs absolutely clear and definite; it cannot hope to do that if they are really beliefs about God. It is rather that people within the community go on working at the intellectual problems, questioning, testing, developing, and seeking the practical application of the traditions that we have inherited from the past.” Maurice Wiles, Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford SCOPE OF STUDIES Biblical studies and criticism—its historical roots, 19th century emergence, 20th century progress—and how this scholarship is changing our view of the scriptures, and is informing the current study of biblical theology. Eucharistic theology. The origins of the eucharist, its mediaeval transformation, the reformed understanding, the emergence of an Anglican view. The future? Priestly vocation and the creative tension between priestly and lay ministry. An historical study with implications for forms of future ministry. Liturgy. Historical analysis that explains and informs present practice, together with a fresh look at theological principles that might change the current emphasis of liturgical practice. Mission. The engagement of the Christian faith within contemporary thought and society. Contemporary systematic theology—the interaction of philosophy of religion and dogmatics. A theology which does not develop from within itself but emerges as a result of interaction with contemporary issues of the world—what Tillich calls an ‘answering theology’. Contemporary ethics. Not a discipline which starts from established principles and formulae, but one which emerges as a result of engagement with present problems. Ethical stances which emerge from an immersion in the actual issues of contemporary society. Artistic creativity. Exploring the relationship between the arts and the emergence of faith—literature, music, art, drama and architecture. Historical development of Anglicanism emerging from the late mediaeval period through the Reformation. Reformation studies.
Reference Group The Very Reverend Dr John Shepherd, Dean of Perth, Chair The Right Reverend Brian Kyme, Director, Anglican Studies Institute Mr Richard Flanigan, Director, Cathedral Education Centre The Reverend Canon Dr Michael Evers, Director of Ministry Formation, Diocese of Perth The Reverend Canon Tom Sutton, St George’s Cathedral. Emeritus Professor John Tonkin, Senior Honorary Research Fellow, History, University of WA Emeritus Professor Christopher Wortham, Senior Honorary Research Fellow, English, University of WA Dr Bill Leadbetter, Senior Lecturer, Education Faculty, Edith Cowan University To email for more information
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