The Issue of Anglican Identity

Abstract

Institutions and communities in the twenty-first century are experiencing identity crises, a phenomenon from which religious traditions such as Angli-canism are not immune. Contemporary Anglicanism is becoming more diverse and, therefore, more contested and difficult to define. This article offers a nuanced definition of Anglicanism as a means of enabling Anglicans to understand themselves more clearly, a self-understanding which, in turn, will facilitate any future reform.