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"The Oxford Handbook of Ecumenical Studies" is a comprehensive volume that explores the history, achievements, and challenges of the Ecumenical Movement. The book covers various aspects of ecumenism, including the evolution of different church traditions, progress and issues in theological areas, the role of institutions, the current state of ecumenism on different continents, and prospects for the future. The Handbook emphasizes the significant role of the Liturgical Movement in furthering ecumenism and highlights the importance of communal worship and the centrality of the Eucharist. While the Handbook provides a valuable foundation for Ecumenical Studies, it acknowledges the need to address emerging topics such as the role of women, racism, colonialism, and a greater focus on parish churches in future discussions on ecumenism. [Extracted from the article]

Canon Stephanie Speller's book The Church Cracked Open is approached in this review from two unique perspectives: from the perspective of a bishop, who is part of the current institution of The Episcopal Church, and from the perspective of a critic and historian of the Church, an academic who grew up in the segregated American South. From these perspectives, the book is said to shed much-needed light on the complicity of the Episcopal Church in matters of racial justice or lack of justice. The review regrets that the book makes no connection between the Eucharist in the Episcopal Church and social justice. The review maintains that the Eucharist is the Church's powerful instrument to challenge rising Christian nationalism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

High Churchmanship in the Church of England: From the Sixteenth Century to the Late Twentieth Century. By Kenneth Hylson-Smith. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1993. Pp. xvi + 424. $45. [...]

Focuses on the significance of the Lambeth Quadrilateral to the development of the Episcopal Church. Discussion on the basic elements of Anglicanism; Delegates of the 1998 Lambeth Conference; Impact of conference themes on Christianity; Debates on secularization and the issue of sexuality.

Points out five ways in which the Anglican-Roman Catholic relations-USA (ARC-USA) conference affirmed that the Eucharist is a sacrifice. Questions concerning eucharistic sacrifice; Emergence of new approaches to `Apostolicae curae' due to the opening of the Vatican archives and the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Committee (ARCIC) process.