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Abstract

In this paper, the theology crisis that Anglican Church confronted is discussed in the context of sharia discourse of Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. The main reason of this crisis stems from the via media method that is developed in the early ages of Anglicanism. Recently, the Anglican tradition based on this theological method, which lies in between Catholicism and Protestantism, struggles with internal and external issues. The Anglican Church attracted attention with the recent discourse of Williams about the Islamic law. This discourse mainly concerns the Muslim communities in the UK and mentions that the inclusion of certain rules from the Islamic law is unavoidable in the British legal system. Even though this approach appears to be fostering multiculturalism, it also aims to recover and strengthen the traditional position of the Anglican Church in the society.

Keywords

• Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Oxford Movement, via media, sharia

Rowan Williams’ın Şeriat Söylemi Bağlamında Anglikan Kilisesi’nin Teoloji Krizi

Abstract

Bu makalede, Anglikan Kilisesi’nin günümüzde yüzyüze olduğu teoloji krizi, Canterbury Başpiskoposu Rowan Williams’ın şeriat söylemi bağlamında ele alınmaktadır. Sözü edilen krizin kaynağı, Anglikanizm’in erken dönemlerinde tesis edilen via media metoduna dayanmaktadır. Katolisizm ile Protestanlık arasında “orta yol” anlamına gelen bu teolojik metoda dayalı Anglikan gelenek günümüzde pek çok iç ve dış sorunla mücadele etmektedir. Anglikan Kilisesi, bir süre önce Williams’ın İslam hukuku hakkındaki ilginç söylemiyle gündeme gelmiştir. Williams’ın dile getirdiği bu söylem İngiltere’deki Müslüman topluluklar göz önüne alınarak şeriatın bazı kurallarının İngiliz yargı sistemi içinde yer almasının kaçınılmaz olduğudur. Genellikle çokkültürlülük bağlamında değerlendirilse de bu önerinin toplumsal etkisindeki zafiyeti karşısında Anglikan Kilisesi’nin konumunu yenileme gayretini içeren bir niyeti yansıttığı söylenebilir.

Keywords

• Anglikan Kilisesi, Anglikan toplumu, Rowan Williams, Canterbury Başpiskoposluğu, Oxford Hareketi, via media, şeriat

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