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Have Anglo-Catholics Lost their Vision for Mission Agencies? An Empirical Enquiry among Newly Ordained Clergy in Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2011

Andrew Village  and
Leslie J. Francis
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Abstract

Attitude toward Christian mission agencies was investigated in a sample of 827 Anglican clergy ordained in the UK from 2002 to 2006. The Scale of Attitude Toward Mission Agencies (SATMA) consisted of six items related to the work that agencies do, and whether clergy wished to engage with this work. It had a high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.80). After controlling for theological liberalism or conservatism, attitudes were most positive among evangelicals and least positive among Anglo-Catholics. Both liberal and conservative Anglo-Catholic clergy showed less positive attitudes toward mission agencies than did other clergy.

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AnglicanAnglo-CatholicSATMA scaleattitudesclergyevangelicalmissionmission agencies
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Research Article
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Journal of Anglican Studies , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , 30 March 2012 , pp. 52 - 67
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Copyright © The Journal of Anglican Studies Trust 2012

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Department of Theology and Religious Studies, York St John University, York, UK.

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Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.

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