• Anglicanism is the English state church, and it also has more than 70 million followers throughout the world.
• Explains how Anglicanism is defined, and how it fits into the broader picture of Christianity. Is it largely Catholic? Or Protestant?
• Examines the diversity of contemporary Anglicanism, from England to the Mississippi and South Africa and Malaysia - looking at life, worship, and teaching in different churches.
• Takes the reader on an accessible history of the Anglican Church, and asks whether there really is a distinctive Anglican theology.
• Mark Chapman also looks at current developments and controversies, such as homosexuality and women priests, and offers thought-provoking suggestions for the future of Anglicanism.

Readership: Readers interested in Anglicanism, church history, and world Christianity today. Students of theology and biblical studies at all levels, especially those at school and university.

Mark Chapman, Ripon College, Oxford

1: What is Anglicanism?
2: Establishing the Church
3: Struggles for Identity
4: The Global Communion
5: The Future of Anglicanism