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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 September 2024
The book of this name by Professor Norman Sykes is a learned exposition, as impartial in the circumstances as it could well be, of the mind of the Church of England upon the problem of the Church’s ministry. It examines the way the originating formularies of Anglicanism concerning the nature and necessity of episcopal rule have been understood and acted upon during the course of Anglican history. Professor Sykes’s conclusion, after reviewing the relevant evidence, may be summed up in his own words:
‘The Church of England has never set forth any theological or doctrinal theory of episcopacy, but in its Articles, the Preface to the Ordinal and die writings of its representative divines has contented itself with a historical statement of its intention to continue the three-fold ministry on the ground of its tradition in the Church since the Apostolic age’ (page 244).
Old Priest and New Presbyter. By Norman Sykes, P.B.A. (Cambridge University Press; 27s. 6d.)
Anglican Orders. By Anthony A. Stephenson, S.J. (Burns and Oates; 7s. 6d.)
Anglican Orders and Defect of Intention. By Francis Clark, S.J. (Longmans; 25s.)
2 Commentary on the Epistle to the Philippians, page 187.
3 ‘The Anglo‐Catholic Report to the Archbishop of Canterbury on the Conflict of Christian Traditions in the West.’ pacre Press, 1947, pages 11–17.)
4 Page 243.
5 Spiritual Authority in the Church of England. By E. C. Rich. (Longmans 1953.) Chapter X” page 194.
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