Treasures of the Anglican Witness

“In Treasures Of The Anglican Witness: A Collection Of Essays Dr. Chimelasamuel Has Given Us A Wonderful Gift Dedicated To Helping The Faithfulunderstand The Rich Legacy Of Prayer Book Spirituality By Highlighting Thecontributions Of Such Anglican Greats As Cranmer Hooker And Herbert. Whatis Unique About Chimela’S Approach Is That In Doing So He Offers A Compellingargument For The Importance Of Pastoral Ministry In The Anglican Tradition.Interwoven With His Scholarly Overview He Concludes Each Chapter Withrecommendations And Implications For The Contemporary Anglican Church.This Is Particularly Timely Given The Discipleship Crisis That Is Endangeringyounger Generations And The Future Of The Church. He Issues A Persuasivecall For A Return To Our Anglican Roots By Way Of A Proper Understanding Ofcatechesis And How To Enhance The Teaching Ministry Of The Church Throughappropriate Processes Of Discipleship. In Doing So He Gives Some Very Practicalanswers To Why We Do Some Of The Things We Do As Anglicans. It’S Rare To Havea Piece Of Writing That Is Scholarly In Nature But Also An Instructive Devotionaltool For Anglicans Throughout The Worldwide Communion. His Collectionof Essays Are An Inspiring Witness To The Treasures We Have In Anglicanism.”— Dr. Leslie F. Thyberg