The Chosen Ones: The Politics of Salvation in the Anglican Church

Timely and incisive, this examination of the current state of Sydney's Anglican Church argues that the appointment of Peter Jensen as archbishop signals a new Reformation. Jensen and his supporters are implementing reforms to lead the church away from progressive policies and towards extreme conservative evangelism, a local event illustrative of the rise of conservatism in the international religious community. Presenting the struggle for power in the world of faith, this volume addresses a major shift in the direction of the Anglican church that is feeding into and off of a worldwide split between fundamentalists and progressives and takes into account the effects such a cultural divide could have on other dioceses.