"There can be few recent writers of such calibre who have grasped, understood and discerned the multiple complexities, challenges and opportunities that are facing global Anglicanism today. Dr Alex Ross has, in this remarkable book, charted a brilliant pathway through the issues that currently assail Anglican polity, and in so doing demonstrates a natural flair for theological and ecclesiological engagment. This is a book flecked with rich insight, wisdom and practical knowledge. It comes from the mind of a writer who has comprehended the church - very deeply - and understands how the problems and possibilities for a polity that that seeks to be comprehensive and broad, yet is also confronted by division and polarisation. The great achievement of this book - and of the author - is to present us with a work that is full of promise for the church. For all Anglicans, poise, peace and polity remain real possibilities amidst the challenges of our contemporary cultures. Unity and diversity can coexist. Harmony and disagreement intertwined may be signs of breadth and maturity, not further fracture.

This is a truly outstanding debut book by a gifted theologian, and his voice has an important, if not vital contribution to make to the future of global Anglicanism.".