A Brief History and Beliefs of Anglicanism

 
Being Anglican
 
Who are we and what do we believe?
 
When did the Anglican Church come into existence?
 
With King Henry the VIII?
 
Before Henry...
 
Lollardy
 
Renaissance Humanism
 
During Henry’s reign:
 
Thomas Cranmer
 
English Bible (The Great Bible)
 
Broke from Rome/Henry named Supreme
Head of the Church in England
 
Aligned with German princes
 
King Edward VI...1547-1552
 
1549 Prayer Book
 
1552 Prayer Book
 
Accomplishing what?
 
Stripping away...
Worship in the vernacular
Communion in both kinds
 
Elizabeth I said that she and her people
followed ‘no novel and strange religions, but
that very religion which is ordained by Christ,
sanctioned by the primitive and Catholic
Church and approved by the consentient mind
and voice of the most early Fathers.’
 
So...when did the Anglican Church
come into existence?
 
When Christianity first made its way into
England.
 
What IS Anglicanism?
 
*Church of England
 
*English colonists/colonies
 
*Slaves
*Indigenous friends and allies
 
Mid 1500’s in the 1600’s...
 
Before long, things changed...
 
1700’s
 
Scope of mission widened – missionaries
began to seek out those who were not
English and did not live in or near an
English colony.
 
Philip Quaque ordained in 1765 – 50 years of ministry
along West Coast of Africa
 
1800’s: Voluntary missionary societies were formed
and the gospel was being spread all over the world
 
Characteristic
emphases of
Anglican missionary
activity...
 
1.  “there has been a stress on
indigenization in terms of planting
the Church and drawing out an
indigenous ministry”
 
2.  Strong emphasis on learning –
missionaries and converts
 
The two emphases together naturally led to
both the Bible and the Anglican liturgy being
translated into many different languages.
 
Within just a couple hundred years of Henry’s break from Rome,
 to be of the Church of England didn’t necessarily mean you were
 from England, in England, in English colonies of even English at all
 
BUT...
 
You were still Anglican so...
 
There must be more to it than simply
being the Church of England.
Anglicanism...
 
Faith
 
Practice
 
Spirit
 
of the churches of the
Anglican Communion.
 
Doctrine
 
Order
 
Worship
 
Our View of Authority
 
Scripture
 
Tradition
 
Reason
 
 
Anglican Ethos
 
Via Media
 
Liturgy
 
Vocation
Via Media
Way of thinking
“Middle Way”
Compromise...but not simply compromise
 
Anglicanism – Via Media
 
Puritans...................................Roman Catholic Church
 
Embraced everyone that it could:
 
Low Church.........Broad Church.........High Church
 
                                Both
Reformed.............and...............Catholic
 
Evangelical
 
Liberal
 
Anglo-Catholic
 
protestant
 
scholarly
 
catholic
 
Anglican Vocation
 
The way we take our faith and
knowledge of our faith into the world
and live it.
 
Love our Truth
 
Quest for Unity
 
To Proclaim the Gospel of Christ
 
Our Liturgy
 
Worship
 
Supplication/Praise
 
Theological
experimentation/formulation
 
Lex Orandi – Lex Credendi
 
The Law of Praying is the Law of Belief
 
Thomas Cranmer
 
Priest and Pastor
 
Administrator and Politician
 
Liturgiologist
 
Sources
 
*early Christian Fathers
 
*Eastern liturgies
 
*parts of the Roman
medieval rite
 
*Lutheran
 
What was crafted was used experimentally in
certain major parishes in England FIRST....
 
...theological and popular
reaction was taken into
account...
 
...THEN the 1549 prayer book was finalized
and distributed.
 
This same process prevailed in other churches
within the Anglican Communion as they have
produced their own prayer books.
 
Theology formulated in:
 
1. The selection/arrangement/composition
of the prayers
 
2. In the rubrics – state
the permissible variations
 
3. Lectionary – what Scripture is
appropriate (some latitude given)
 
Prayer Book
embodies the
Via Media
 
Essentially a ‘contract’ between Church and People...like
the Magna Carta, it was never meant to be unchanging.
 
Remember  the Anglican love of
truth and quest for knowledge
 
Scripture and worship is to
accessible by being in their
own language (vernacular)
 
Sometimes changes are necessary to stay true to reformation principles...
 
Vernacular Language
 
“Prevent us, o Lord, in all
our doings with thy
most gracious favour...”
 
BCP p.87
 
Theological
 
We believe in the Holy
Spirit who proceeds
“from the Father and
the Son...”
BCP  p.71
 
Changes in Societal Context
 
The Rite of Baptism
 
Placement
 
Composition
Strengths of Lex Orandi – Lex Credendi
within Anglicanism
 
1. Strong sense of tradition, continuity, and order
 
2. High ecclesiology – the Church holds in trust
the Common Prayer on which order is centred.
 
3. High anthropology – the way is left open for a variety of
forms of personal piety and theology as long as there is no
open conflict with the Common Prayer.
 
4. Guards against idolizing the past or
jumping quickly into something new.
 
5. Anglicanism leans towards a critical yet
positive orientation to human culture.
 
Is there a downside?
 
Lex Orandi tends to prevail over Lex Credendi
 
Symbol gives rise to thought.
 (Paul Ricoeur b. 1913)
 
Symbol vs. Sign
 
Symbol
 
We live in the sacred.
 
We don’t find symbols, they find us.
 
Multi-dimensional, endless
 
For us, we see the givenness of the sacred first
and most fully in the symbols and narratives of
Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection...
 
These symbols and narratives are enacted
ritually, prayed, chanted, heard, and sung...
 
They are the icons of our faith and we
remember them through the activity
of the Holy Spirit in our Church.
 
Symbol and narrative live
within Scripture...
 
Other symbol and narrative...
 
COMMON prayer
 
We, ourselves
 
Our postures
 
The Cross
 
Our prayer pattern
 
The Peace...”peace”
 
The Gospel Procession
 
Eucharistic Prayer
 
The Preparation of the Gifts
 
The Dismissal
 
The Eucharist
 
“The Lord be with you...”
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Anglicanism traces its origins to the early spread of Christianity in England, with notable events including King Henry VIII's break from Rome, the development of the Book of Common Prayer, and mission work expanding globally. Anglicans emphasize indigenization in ministry and have translated their liturgy into numerous languages to reach diverse cultures.


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  1. Being Anglican Who are we and what do we believe?

  2. When did the Anglican Church come into existence? With King Henry the VIII?

  3. Before Henry... Lollardy Renaissance Humanism

  4. During Henrys reign: Broke from Rome/Henry named Supreme Head of the Church in England Thomas Cranmer English Bible (The Great Bible) Aligned with German princes

  5. King Edward VI...1547-1552 1549 Prayer Book 1552 Prayer Book Accomplishing what? Stripping away... Worship in the vernacular Communion in both kinds

  6. Elizabeth I said that she and her people followed no novel and strange religions, but that very religion which is ordained by Christ, sanctioned by the primitive and Catholic Church and approved by the consentient mind and voice of the most early Fathers. So...when did the Anglican Church come into existence? When Christianity first made its way into England.

  7. What IS Anglicanism? Mid 1500 s in the 1600 s... *Church of England *English colonists/colonies *Slaves *Indigenous friends and allies

  8. Before long, things changed... 1700 s Scope of mission widened missionaries began to seek out those who were not English and did not live in or near an English colony. Philip Quaque ordained in 1765 50 years of ministry along West Coast of Africa 1800 s: Voluntary missionary societies were formed and the gospel was being spread all over the world

  9. Characteristic emphases of Anglican missionary activity... 1. there has been a stress on indigenization in terms of planting the Church and drawing out an indigenous ministry 2. Strong emphasis on learning missionaries and converts The two emphases together naturally led to both the Bible and the Anglican liturgy being translated into many different languages.

  10. Within just a couple hundred years of Henrys break from Rome, to be of the Church of England didn t necessarily mean you were from England, in England, in English colonies of even English at all BUT... You were still Anglican so... There must be more to it than simply being the Church of England.

  11. Anglicanism... Faith Doctrine Practice Order Spirit Worship of the churches of the Anglican Communion.

  12. Our View of Authority Scripture Tradition Reason

  13. Anglican Ethos Via Media Vocation Liturgy

  14. Via Media Way of thinking Middle Way Compromise...but not simply compromise

  15. Anglicanism Via Media Puritans...................................Roman Catholic Church Both Reformed.............and...............Catholic Embraced everyone that it could: Low Church.........Broad Church.........High Church Evangelical Liberal Anglo-Catholic protestant scholarly catholic

  16. Anglican Vocation The way we take our faith and knowledge of our faith into the world and live it. Love our Truth Quest for Unity To Proclaim the Gospel of Christ

  17. Our Liturgy Supplication/Praise Worship Theological experimentation/formulation Lex Orandi Lex Credendi The Law of Praying is the Law of Belief

  18. Thomas Cranmer Priest and Pastor Administrator and Politician Liturgiologist *early Christian Fathers *parts of the Roman medieval rite Sources *Eastern liturgies *Lutheran

  19. What was crafted was used experimentally in certain major parishes in England FIRST.... ...theological and popular reaction was taken into account... ...THEN the 1549 prayer book was finalized and distributed. This same process prevailed in other churches within the Anglican Communion as they have produced their own prayer books.

  20. Theology formulated in: 1. The selection/arrangement/composition of the prayers 2. In the rubrics state the permissible variations 3. Lectionary what Scripture is appropriate (some latitude given)

  21. Prayer Book embodies the Via Media Essentially a contract between Church and People...like the Magna Carta, it was never meant to be unchanging. Remember the Anglican love of truth and quest for knowledge Scripture and worship is to accessible by being in their own language (vernacular)

  22. Sometimes changes are necessary to stay true to reformation principles... Vernacular Language Theological Prevent us, o Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour... We believe in the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son... BCP p.71 BCP p.87

  23. Changes in Societal Context The Rite of Baptism Placement Composition

  24. Strengths of Lex Orandi Lex Credendi within Anglicanism 1. Strong sense of tradition, continuity, and order 2. High ecclesiology the Church holds in trust the Common Prayer on which order is centred. 3. High anthropology the way is left open for a variety of forms of personal piety and theology as long as there is no open conflict with the Common Prayer.

  25. 4. Guards against idolizing the past or jumping quickly into something new. 5. Anglicanism leans towards a critical yet positive orientation to human culture. Is there a downside? Lex Orandi tends to prevail over Lex Credendi

  26. Symbol vs. Sign Symbol gives rise to thought. (Paul Ricoeur b. 1913) We live in the sacred. Symbol We don t find symbols, they find us. Multi-dimensional, endless

  27. For us, we see the givenness of the sacred first and most fully in the symbols and narratives of Jesus life, death, and resurrection... These symbols and narratives are enacted ritually, prayed, chanted, heard, and sung... They are the icons of our faith and we remember them through the activity of the Holy Spirit in our Church. Symbol and narrative live within Scripture...

  28. Other symbol and narrative... The Lord be with you... COMMON prayer Our postures We, ourselves The Cross Our prayer pattern The Peace... peace The Gospel Procession The Preparation of the Gifts Eucharistic Prayer The Eucharist The Dismissal

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