A spokeswoman from the cathedral said:…“Patterns of ministry and worship have changed enormously and the Church of England is now trying to resolve disputes about women bishops and sexuality. Recently, a former Archbishop of Canterbury raised the possibility that the Church of England might be ”˜one generation away from extinction’. Nobody, or course, knows what future holds ”“ but in this lecture Dr Andrew Chandler will explore and discuss this period of ”˜decline’ and suggest ways in which the church at large might assess its prospects now.”
He’s excellent–and not just because he’s coauthor with me of ARCHBISHOP FISHER, 1945-1961: CHURCH, STATE AND WORLD (Ashgate, 2012). He’s one of Britain’s leading historians of the Anglican Communion in the twentieth century–and he’s always worth listening to. Very bright and able–a Cambridge PhD and a FRHistS to boot.