Shows how Donald MacKinnon's extension concept of kenosis to the doctrine of the Church offers a critical corrective to ecclesiological triumphalism. This book explores those aspects of his theological writings which challenge the claim of the liberal Catholic tradition in the Church of England to have forged an ecclesiological consensus.

'Donald MacKinnon - brilliant, eccentric and hugely influential in the lives of his best students (including the present Archbishop of Canterbury) - is one of the unsung heroes of twentieth century Anglican theology. Tim Connor's fine study of MacKinnon's ecclesiology is therefore a welcome new resource. Rising above what George Steiner once called the "flatlands of current Anglican discourse," it shows MacKinnon to rank among the most profound theologians of his day. This is an important book that one could wish every Anglican church leader to read, and an essential book for the study of modern British theology generally.' - Gary D. Badcock, Peache Professor of Divinity, Huron University College, Canada