WHAT IS THE CEA?

The Center for Anglican Studies (Centro de Estudos Anglicanos) is a center for study, research and communication of Anglican Theological and pastoral thinking in Brasil. It was founded by the Council for National Theological Education (JUNET) in 1998.
Its activities consist in providing assistance to the Diocesan Centers for Theological Formation and the Seminaries of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brasil (IEAB). The assistance comes in many forms: encounters for deeper reflection, broad theological journeys, and meetings for study and production of papers.

PUBLICATIONS FROM CEA

“Theological Sharing” and “Reflections” – In its first phase, the CEA produced two series: Theological Sharing and Reflections. There were eight guidebooks published in the Theological Sharing series, and nine in the Reflection series, each one  with studies covering diverse ground, from Anglican Theology to History of Anglicanism, as well as Diaconate, Liturgy and translations of various studies produced in other parts of the Worldwide Anglican Communion.

THEOLOGICAL FORMATION IN THE IEAB

Theological education in the IEAB is supervised by JUNET (Junta Nacional de Educação Teológica), who is the oversight committee of the CEA and of both national seminaries: the Theological Seminary Egmont Kriscke (SETEK) in Porto Alegre, RS and the Anglican Seminary for Theological Studies (SAET) in Recife, PE. The JUNET also supervises the Diocesan Centers for Theological Formation which exist in all eight Brazilian Dioceses and in the two missionary districts.

COORDINATOR

The CEA is coordinated by the Rev. Carlos Eduardo Brandão Calvani (cea@ieab.org.br)

INCLUSIVENESS MAGAZINE

Inclusiveness Magazine (Revista Inclusividade) – The two publications above ended their run in 2001 (or “was finished in 2001 and were replaced by the magazine Inclusividade (Inclusivity). To date there have been seven issues published, with articles by Brazilian anglican theologians. Themes covered so far: (1) Episcopal Ministry; (2) Sexuality; (3) Theological Education in the IEAB; (4) Power and Authority in the Church; (5) Pastoral Theology; (6) Anglican Liturgy and (7) Missiology.

COMMENTARIES ON THE ANGLICAN LECTIONARY

Commentaries on the Anglican Lectionary – The CEA, through its team of assessors, regularly prepares and distributes commentaries to the biblical readings of the Sunday anglican lectionary. All the texts from Year B have been edited and the team is curently working on Year C.

THE SHARING PROJECT

The Sharing Project – The  CEA edits and distributes various theological texts through the Sharing Project. To date there have been thirty different such texts distributed to the churches.