Nationalism, Internationalism, and Ecclesiology at the 1920 Lambeth Conference

Charlotte Methuen

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004707597_010

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The 1920 Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops is well known amongst historians of (Anglican) ecumenism for its “Appeal to All Christian People,” the bishops’ clarion call for unity—or Reunion, as it was then known—amongst Christians. Taking place in the summer of 1920, less than two years after the end of the First World War, the underlying theme of the Conference was “Fellowship”. This theme pervaded international relations, for, as the bishops explained in their Encyclical Letter, “Men never prized the universal fellowship of mankind as they did when the Great War had for the time destroyed it.” However, for the Anglican bishops, fellowship was not only a matter of international relations, but melded political, social, and theological aspects. It had “through trade-unions and other societies … changed the face of international life … [and] bound together workers in science, education and social reform” as well as had shaping recreational activities. This chapter explores how the theme of fellowship informed the bishops’ debates about and resolutions on the themes of international relations, industry and commerce, overseas mission, and ecumenism, and what attitudes towards nationalism and internationalism were thereby revealed. It concludes that although the bishops who met for the 1920 Lambeth Conference were grappling with questions of nationalism and internationalism, their vision of a united Church was conceived of first and foremost in terms of a national Church, albeit one which could only find its true essence—and thus its internationality—in recognizing its relationship to other national Churches.

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Nationalism and Internationalism in the Young Ecumenical Movement, 1895-1920s

Series: Theology and Mission in World Christianity, Volume: 34

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Print Publication Date:: 01 Mar 2025

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