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Emergent Archiepiscopal Leadership within the Anglican Communion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2015

Martyn Percy
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Abstract

Each Archbishop of Canterbury has a distinctive style of leadership. To some extent, this will always be shaped and framed by prevalent contemporary cultures of leadership that are to be found within wider society. The paper examines and questions some aspects in the development of the current Archbishop of Canterbury's role. It argues that the combination of a certain kind of charismatic leadership, coupled to enhanced managerial organization, may be preventing the prospect of theological acuity and spiritual wisdom playing a more significant role in the continual formation of ecclesial polity in the Church of England, and across the wider Anglican Communion.

Keywords

Anglican CommunionarchiepiscopacycharismaChurch of Englandcultureecclesiologyinstitutionleadershipmanagementorganizationpolity
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Research Article
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Journal of Anglican Studies , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , May 2016 , pp. 46 - 70
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Copyright © The Journal of Anglican Studies Trust 2015 

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Footnotes

1.

The Very Revd Professor Martyn William Percy is Dean of Christ Church, Oxford. He was, from 2004 to 2014 the Principal of Ripon College, Cuddesdon. He is a member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford, where he also tutors for the Said Business School, and writes and teaches on modern ecclesiology.

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