Originating in 1867 under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lambeth Conference has proactively shaped the modern world by influencing areas as diverse as the ecumenical movement, post-war international relations, and the spiritual lives of hundreds of millions. A team of distinguished scholars from around the world now detail the historical legacy, theological meaning, and pastoral purpose of the Anglican Communion's decennial councils.The next Lambeth Conference will be crucial for the Anglican Communion, which is currently afflicted by destructive tensions over matters long central to Christian identity, such as the nature of holy orders, the definition of sexual morality, and the scope of ecclesial authority. Whether in supplication or celebration, both nurtured by diverse cultural contexts and furthered by the scope of ecumenical horizons, these essays break new ground. The Lambeth Conference is a faithful testament to generations past, and a spur to the ongoing restoration of Anglican theology and devotion in the present.

Foreword The Archbishop of CanterburyEditorial PrefaceContributors Part I: Theological, Historical and Constitutional Studies 1. The Lambeth Conference among the Instruments of Communion, Stephen Pickard (Charles Sturt University, Australia)2. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lambeth Conference, Paul Avis (University of Exeter, UK) 3. 'This Unprecedented Step': The Royal Supremacy and the 1867 Lambeth Conference, Benjamin M. Guyer (University of Kansas, USA)4. William Reed Huntington, American Catholicity and the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral, Mark D. Chapman (University of Oxford, UK)5. The Making of 'An Appeal to All Christian People' at the 1920 Lambeth Conference, Charlotte Methuen (University of Glasgow, UK)6. Christian Mission and the Lambeth Conference, Ephraim Radner (University of Toronto, Canada)7. Episcopal Leadership in the Church of England, 1800 to the Present: Changing form, function and collegiality, Jeremy Morris (Trinity Hall Cambridge, UK)8. Before and After Lambeth I.10: The Lambeth Conference on Sex and Marriage, Andrew Goddard (Trinity College, Bristol, UK)9. The Windsor Process and the Anglican Covenant, Gregory K. Cameron (Diocese of St Asaph, Wales)10. The Resolutions of the Lambeth Conference and the Laws of Anglican Churches, Norman Doe (Cardiff University, UK) and Richard Deadman Part II: Personal, Pastoral and Political Perspectives 11. 'Such Unfolding of the Truth of the Gospel': Post-colonial Reflections on the Missiological Dimension of the Lambeth Conference, Cathy Ross (Rippon College Cuddesdon, UK)12. 'The Household of Faith': Anglican Obliquity and the Lambeth Conference, Martyn Percy (Christ Church Oxford, UK)13. The Lambeth Conference: Has it succeeded? Can it survive?, Mark D. Thompson (Moore Theological College, Australia)14. The Ecumenical Dimension of the Lambeth Conference, Mary Tanner15. The Methodologies of the Lambeth Conference 1998 and 2008: The Impact of Process on Spiritual Discernment, Alyson Barnett-Cowan (Canadian Council of Churches, Canada)16. Critical Solidarity: Roman Catholic Perspectives on the Lambeth Conference, Donald Bolen (Canada)17. Remembering our Future at the Lambeth Conference, Victoria Matthews (Canada)Index of SubjectsIndex of NamesBibliography