In 2010, the Faith and Order Commission of the
General Synod of the Church of England
The General Synod is the tricameral deliberative and legislative organ of the Church of England. The synod was instituted in 1970, replacing the Church Assembly, and is the culmination of a process of rediscovering self-government for the Church ...
was created out of the Faith and Order Advisory Group, which had been in existence since at least 1985. In the process of transformation from an 'Advisory Group' to a 'Commission of the General Synod' the organisation took over responsibility for investigating questions regarding the doctrine of the Church of England previously discharged on an occasional basis by a
Doctrine Commission of the General Synod. The new commission also absorbed the House of Bishops Theological Group. As the successor to the Faith and Order Advisory Group the Commission maintains close links with th
Council for Christian Unity
The Faith and Order Commission comprises sixteen members (six bishops, one of whom is the Chair, and ten lay or ordained persons). The six bishops together comprise the House of Bishops Theological Group and are able to meet separately as required. The Commission meets four times per year.
Members
Episcopal
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Christopher Cocksworth
Christopher John Cocksworth (born 12 January 1959) is a Church of England bishop in the open evangelical tradition. He is the current Bishop of Coventry; prior to becoming bishop he was the Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge.
Early life and e ...
, Anglican Bishop of Coventry (Chair)
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Jonathan Baker, Anglican Bishop of Fulham
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Anne Hollinghurst
Anne Elizabeth Hollinghurst (born 4 March 1964) is a Church of England bishop and former youth worker. Since September 2015, she has been the Bishop of Aston, the suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Birmingham. From 2010 to 2015, she was Vicar of ...
, Anglican Bishop of Aston
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Michael Ipgrave
Michael Geoffrey Ipgrave (born 18 April 1958) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2016, he has been the 99th Bishop of Lichfield, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Lichfield. He was the Bishop of Woolwich, an area bishop in the Diocese of ...
, Anglican Bishop of Lichfield
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Martin Warner, Anglican Bishop of Chichester
Non-episcopal
* Nicholas Adams
* Loveday Alexander
* Andrew Atherstone
* Mike Higton
* Joshua Hordern
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Rachel Mann
* Sharon Prentis
* Sarah Schofield
* Thomas Seville
* Jenn Strawbridge
* Jeremy Worthen
Publications
Faith and Order Advisory Group (1985-2010)
* ''Women in the Episcopate? An Anglican - Roman Catholic Dialogue'' Church House Publishing, 2008.
ith the House of Bishops Advisory Groupre
Press Release(10 April 2008) Last accessed: 1 Oct 2013.
* ''The Mission and Ministry of the Whole Church'' Church House Publishing, 2007.
* ''Paths to Unity: explorations in ecumenical method'' Church House Publishing, 2004.
* ''Unpacking the Gift: Anglican Resources for theological reflection on The Gift of Authority'' (2001).
ssay collection* ''For Such a Time as This: A Renewed Diaconate in the Church of England'' Church House Publishing, 2001.
* ''The Eucharist: Sacrament of Unity'' (2001).
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Faith and Order Commission (2010-present)
Men and Women in Marriage(2013)
God's Unfailing Word: Theological and Practical Perspectives on Christian-Jewish Relations(2019)
See also
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Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission
The Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) is an organization created in 1969 which seeks to make ecumenical progress between the Anglican–Catholic dialogue. The sponsors are the Anglican Consultative Council and the Pontifica ...
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Faith and Order Commission
The Faith and Order Commission is an assembly group within the World Council of Churches founded in 1948 which has made numerous and significant contributions to the ecumenical movement.
The commission has been successful in working toward cons ...
(World Council of Churches)
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International Theological Commission The International Theological Commission (ITC) is a body of the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church; it advises the magisterium of the church, particularly the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), a dicastery of the Roman Curia. Its mem ...
(Roman Catholic)
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World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission The Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) (formerly World Evangelical Fellowship, WEF) was established in 1974 with Bruce Nicholls as director and John Langlois as administrator. It was built upon the Theological Assistance ...
References
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External links
Faith and Order Commission of the General Synod (CofE site)List and short description of all the General Synod Commissions (CofE site)
Anglican theology and doctrine
Church of England