In 1869, Parliament disestablished the Church of Ireland, dissolving what Benjamin Disraeli called ‘sacred union’ church and state in Ireland. Disestablishment involved fundamental issues – identity purpose established church, religious nature state, morality appropriation property for secular uses, union Ireland Britain debate was carried on at a high intellectual level. With disestablishment,...

Everywhere there are winds of change in modern culture and society. In the secular world, time-honored role patterns for men and women have undergone considerable change as women have begun to fill roles which were traditionally reserved for men. The church has not been isolated from these changes and, because of this, the church is faced with both a danger and an opportunity. On the one hand, ...