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Crosslinks is an evangelical Anglican missionary society, drawing its support mainly from parishes in the Church of England and Church of Ireland. It was known as the ''Bible Churchmen's Missionary Society'' (BCMS) until 1992 ==The Society's foundation== BCMS was founded on 27 October 1922 as a result of a split within the Church Missionary Society (CMS). A number of CMS missionaries and supporters had become unhappy at its drift towards theological liberalism. BCMS was intended as a continuation of CMS's original theological and missionary principles. The Society was quickly established under the forceful leadership of Daniel Bartlett, who dominated its first quarter-century. Another significant early supporter was Dean Wace.〔.〕 While the parting was less than amicable, Bartlett ruled that all BCMS missionaries should transfer to areas where the CMS had not previously operated, in an attempt to restore charitable relations. Another priority was the establishment of a training college (1925) in line with BCMS's theology, which later became Trinity College, Bristol. The ecclesiastical historian Adrian Hastings has argued that this is one of the few English parallels to the Fundamentalism controversy in the US. He notes that BCMS differed from CMS by "only one word" – Bible. However, it is noteworthy that in contrast to US examples, BCMS remained committed to the Church of England and the Church of Ireland, despite their theological diversity. 〔Adrian Hastings, ''A History of English Christianity 1920–2000''; 4th rev.ed. London: SCM Press, 2001〕 27 October anniversary has become part of Crosslinks' traditions, and is commemorated by enthusiasts as ''Crosslinks Day''.〔(''Irish Times''; "Church of Ireland Notes", 28 October 2006 (via Church of Ireland website) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crosslinks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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