Tag Archives: Jeremy Taylor

On The Eucharist

“The holy communion, or supper of the Lord, is the most sacred, mysterious, and useful conjugation of secret and holy things in the religion,” wrote Jeremy Taylor in his 1660 treatise The Worthy Communicant. Taylor points out that many men … Continue reading

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All May, None Must, Some Should

“As to confessing one’s sins to a priest, all may do so, none must do so, some should do so.” I was in seminary when I first heard that bit of folk wisdom meant to summarize the Anglican teaching on … Continue reading

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Ask an Anglican: The Ecumenical Councils

Jay M. writes: I wanted to ask you why so many Anglicans refer only to the first Four Ecumenical Councils while Anglo-Catholics (and Eastern Orthodox as well) speak of the first great Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Church. What is … Continue reading

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Ten Anglican Must Reads

This exercise comes out of a conversation with a parishioner who has doctoral level interest in theology and has read the Fathers, the great theologians of the middle ages, and even much contemporary theology, but has never read much Anglican … Continue reading

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