Download or read book The Promise of Anglicanism written by Robert S. Heaney and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By looking at the Church through the lens of the biblical theme of promise, this book seeks to offer neither lament for a tattered tradition nor facile hope for an expanding one. It considers the key phases of Anglican history, each defined by clear intentions, from securing English national life, to mission, to finding contextual roots in various locales.