Referring to the Church of England or those churches in other countries that are in full Communion with it (e.g. The Episcopal Church in the US)
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Are sermons from The Second Book of Homilies still read in Anglican Churches?
In the 39 articles of faith, article 35 says the following:
XXXV. Of the Homilies. The Second Book of Homilies, the several titles
whereof we have joined under this Article, doth contain a godly ...
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What is The Second book of Homilies mentioned in the Anglican 39 articles of faith?
In the 39 articles of faith, article 35 says the following:
XXXV. Of the Homilies. The Second Book of Homilies, the several
titles whereof we have joined under this Article, doth contain a ...
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How does current Church of England polity compare with Richard Hooker's teaching?
Richard Hooker's Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (1593) is a foundational document for the theology and ecclesiology of the Church of England. In it, he defends (among other things) the Anglican ...
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How do Aquinas and Hooker differ in their doctrine on communion?
In The Screwtape Letters (1942), C. S. Lewis records the words of the devil Screwtape on church shopping and factionalism (letter 16):
The real fun is working up hatred between those who say ...
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Anglo-Catholics and the Ordinariate
How many Anglo-Catholics (I.e. members of the Traditional Anglican Communion or derived churches) are there in the world today and how many have joined the Ordinariate set up by the Roman Catholic ...
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What are the arguments for and against the Anglican Covenant?
The Anglican Covenant is a proposal for governing how the member churches of the Anglican Communion should relate to one another. Paul Avis writes (Ecclesiology 7.3, 2011):
The Anglican Communion ...
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What process will be followed for the Anglican Covenant after its rejection by the Church of England?
The Anglican Covenant is a document long in the making; it is a proposed formal statement of how the member churches of the Anglican Communion should relate to one another. It is particularly ...
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Who might replace Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury? [closed]
With the recent announcement that the archbishop of Canterbury will resign, there is bound to at least be a presumed set of replacements, each with a particular vision of the future.
At the most ...
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What education requirements are imposed on ordination canidates in the Anglican church?
What does the Anglican church require from potential ordination candidates as far as education and background? In particular, how would they handle a candidate from a different Protestant background ...
