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Walker, David Stuart (2008) Communion by extension : discrepancies between policy and practice. Rural Theology, 6 (1). pp. 11-25. doi:10.1179/rut_2008_6_1_002 ISSN 1470-4994.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/rut_2008_6_1_002
Abstract
The growing practice of Communion by Extension was given formal authorisation by the Church of England General Synod in 2000 with the expectation that it would be used in particular circumstances, including explicitly the rural multi-church benefice. This paper reviews the historical origins of the practice of Communion by Extension and clarifies the intentions of the authorisation given in 2000. Then the intentions of the 2000 authorisation are compared and contrasted with current parochial practice within one English diocese. Considerable divergence is found. Five main themes are identified and discussed: the relationship between worship and mission; the pressures on clerical time; sacramental self-sufficiency; the value given to familiarity; and the choice between reservation and congregationalism.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Lord's Supper -- Lay administration -- Church of England., Lord's Supper (Liturgy) -- Texts., Lord's Supper -- Church of England, Lord's Supper -- Lay celebration -- Church of England, Lord's Supper -- Reservation. | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Rural Theology | ||||
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | ||||
ISSN: | 1470-4994 | ||||
Official Date: | 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | 6 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 11-25 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1179/rut_2008_6_1_002 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 1 September 2017 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 1 September 2017 |
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