Why Unity Matters

This essay explores the origin of impaired communion through episcopal division within the Church of England. It considers the background to the Act of Synod of 1993 and asks why such a major innovation was so widely accepted, and why it was barely challenged in subsequent years.

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Modern Believing
Published
2026-01-22
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3828/mb.2026.5
Primary Topic
Religious Freedom and Discrimination
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Why Unity Matters

Theo Hobson
Modern Believing
Religious Freedom and Discrimination
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Why Unity Matters

Theo Hobson
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Abstract

This essay explores the origin of impaired communion through episcopal division within the Church of England. It considers the background to the Act of Synod of 1993 and asks why such a major innovation was so widely accepted, and why it was barely challenged in subsequent years.

Modern BelievingVol. 67(1)
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Religious Freedom and Discrimination
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