Church of England in South Africa
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The Church of England in South Africa (CESA) was constituted in 1938 as a federation of churches. It is an Anglican church but not a member of the Anglican Communion, however it relates closely to the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. Similar to the Sydney Diocese, it sees itself as a bastion of the Reformation and particular reformed doctrine. The Church canons allow for lay presidency at Holy Communion and also the use of grape juice instead of fermented wine. All references to baptismal regeneration, and absolution have been eliminated from the denomination's alternative Prayer book, as has the word Catholic in the creeds. Whilst CESA has been excluded from the Lambeth Conference, its ministerial orders are recognised by the Anglican Communion, and these orders derive from Bishop Fred Morris, a former Anglican missionary bishop in North Africa, who moved in 1955 to South Africa, much to the irritation of the then Archbishop of Canterbury. Several CESA clerics have served in the Church of England.
Its origins are amongst those congregations not joining the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa) when it was established in 1870. Holy Trinity Church, Cape Town formed a basis for subsequent expansion giving rise to the CESA.
George Whitefield College, a theological training facility in Cape Town is modeled on Moore Theological College in Sydney Australia. The founding Principal of George Whitefield College was Dr. Broughton Knox There is also Trinity Academy in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu
[edit] References
- A Candle Burns in Africa - A.G. Ive
- The Rev. B.D. Cameron B.A. (Theol); Hons B. Theol.; M.Th. (University of South Africa) and based largely on a similar publication called "Why Two Churches" which was originally prepared for the Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa (Publisher - Nasionale Boekhandel Beperk)
- Improving on Cranmer - Robert Ian Williams Mth(University of Wales), 2000. Ecclesia Press
This booklet looks at the theological differences in the alternative prayer books of the Church of England in South Africa and the Anglican Church of South Africa.
