Scarf or Stole at Ordination?

A Plea for the Evangelical Conscience

Andrew Atherstone

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Latimer Trust
10 October 2023

Christian Churches & denominations; Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England; Christian worship, rites & ceremonies; Christian life & practice; Ecclesiastical (canon) law

'I can only say that from my knowledge of the Bench of Bishops, which is considerable, I think it is inconceivable that any of the Bishops would press an ordination candidate, contrary to his conscience, to wear a stole at his ordination.'

(Archbishop Michael Ramsey, House of Lords, July 1964)

Although Archbishop Ramsey's declaration of liberty of conscience for Anglican ordinands may have been true in the 1960s, it is unfortunately not so today. Each year evangelical candidates in dioceses throughout the Church of England find themselves put under pressure to wear stoles at ordination.

After a brief survey of the place of stoles within Anglicanism, at the Elizabethan Settlement and the Tractarian Revival, this booklet focuses upon the history of stoles at ordination in the mid-twentieth century, based on new research in Lambeth Palace Library. It appeals for a return to the days of generous Anglican attitudes, whereby every ordinand is given freedom of choice over whether to wear a scarf or a stole.

Andrew Atherstone is Latimer Research Fellow, at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and a member of Oxford University's Faculty of Theology and Religion. He has published widely on contemporary Anglicanism.

By: Andrew Atherstone
Imprint: Latimer Trust
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 54g
ISBN: 9781906327859
ISBN 10: 1906327858
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 10 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Atherstone is Latimer Research Fellow, at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and a member of Oxford University's Faculty of Theology and Religion. He has published widely on contemporary Anglicanism.

Reviews for Scarf or Stole at Ordination?: A Plea for the Evangelical Conscience

'This fascinating, well researched work should be recommended (compulsory?!) reading for all bishops, training incumbents and new clergy.' Rev Michael Kirk, Vicar St Michael's Gidea Park