Comparing "Churches": Anglican Method and Comparative Theology

Anglican theological method, as represented in the concepts of comprehensiveness and provisionality, reveals a useful compatibility with comparative theological methods and approaches. This paper will show how provisionality and comprehensiveness are constituent elements of Anglican theological method by examining Richard Hooker’s extension of the category of church to Jewish and Roman Catholic context. This analysis will illustrate how comprehensiveness and provisionality resonates with comparative theological methods in contemporary contexts.