Imagining the CofE 'de facto parallel province' as a reality

John Dunnett  |  Comment
Date posted:  14 Oct 2024
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Imagining the CofE 'de facto parallel province' as a reality

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You may have heard mention of a ‘de facto parallel province within the Church of England’ over these last few weeks.

The announcement of the Alliance to the commitment of its construction has been met with widespread appreciation within the evangelical constituency, but with various questions being raised. Let's look at two of those questions now.

What is a de facto parallel province?

The obvious point to make is that it is not an actual or real province – de facto is by contrast with de jure. At the same time, it can in practice be a very real and positive reality.

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