Research Guides: Anglican Studies: Anglican History

General History

Churches in England from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II by Kenneth Hylson-Smith
Publication Date: 1996
A three-volume history of churches in England.
Volume I: 1558-1688
Volume 2: 1689-1833
Volume 3: 1833-1998
A History of Global Anglicanism by Kevin Ward
Publication Date: 2006
Questions the assumption that Anglicanism can be seen as irredeemably English. Explores the character of churches in the global south which are now a majority in the world-wide communion, and shows how they are decisively shaping what it means to be Anglican. While emphasising the importance of colonialism and neo-colonialism for explaining the globalisation of Anglicanism, does not focus predominantly on the churches of Britain and N. America; nor does it privilege the idea of Anglicanism as an 'expansion of English Christianity. Analyses the present crisis over homosexuality within a world-wide context.

Oxford History of Anglicanism

A five-volume study of the identity and historical influence of Anglicanism from the sixteenth century to the present. It explores not just the ecclesiastical and theological aspects of global Anglicanism, but also the political, social, economic, and cultural influences of this form of Christianity that has been historically significant in western culture and is a burgeoning force in non-western societies today.