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Death Is Not Natural
Among the clumsy things that we say to try to comfort one another when somebody dies, there are a number of phrases that insinuate, either explicitly or implicitly, that death is a good thing, even a godly thing. ‘It was … Continue reading
Posted in General Posts
Tagged Baptism, Death, Jeremy Taylor, Justification, Salvation, Sanctification, Spirituality, The 1662 BCP, The 1979 BCP
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Either the Saints Are Alive or Jesus is Dead
I have written before on the controversy in early Anglicanism about the interpretation of Article XXII and its ban on the invocation of the saints. To be sure, classical Anglicanism sought to distance itself from the folk practices of saint … Continue reading
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Tagged 39 Articles, Anglo-Catholicism, Doctrine, Incarnation, Prayer, Resurrection, Saints, Spirituality, The 1979 BCP, William Forbes
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Ask an Anglican: Who May Take Communion
This is a question that came in a few months ago but that is perhaps most apt to answer now, given that the General Convention of the Episcopal Church will be taking up the question of Communion without Baptism this … Continue reading
Posted in Ask an Anglican, On The Eucharist
Tagged Baptism, Church of England, Communion without Baptism, Confirmation, Doctrine, Early Church Fathers, Eucharist, Heresy, John Peckam, Sacraments, The 1549 BCP, The 1552 BCP, The 1559 BCP, The 1662 BCP, The 1979 BCP, The Catechism, The Episcopal Church
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Sweet, Pleasant, and Unspeakable Comfort: The Anglican View of Predestination (Part IV)
The classical Anglican teaching on election is beautiful and comforting because it teaches us that we are the chosen of God, saved by the blood of the cross through the grace that we receive by faith in Jesus Christ. God … Continue reading
Ask an Anglican: The End of the World
As the season of Advent draws to a close, it is probably as good a time as any to talk about the end of the world. Robert writes: As someone who, having spent childhood in a nominally RC family, gradually … Continue reading
Posted in Ask an Anglican
Tagged Doctrine, eschatology, Harold Camping, N.T. Wright, parousia, rapture, Salvation, The 1662 BCP, The 1979 BCP
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Ask an Anglican: When the Church is no Longer the Church
Two questions today that are interrelated. Cadog writes: In a prior post, you offered assurances that staying in the Episcopal Church was right, even though there are some serious and disturbing decisions and trends in recent years. I can accept … Continue reading
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Tagged 39 Articles, Anglican Church in North America, Anglo-Catholicism, Apostles' Creed, Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, Ecumenical, Episcopacy, Evangelicalism, Lambeth Conference, Liberalism, Morality, Sacraments, The 1979 BCP, The Bible, The Episcopal Church, The Nicene Creed, The Reformed Episcopal Church, The Trinity, Unity, William Reed Huntington
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Sweet, Pleasant, and Unspeakable Comfort: The Anglican View of Predestination (Part I)
The doctrine of election is one of the most misunderstood of Christian doctrines and one of the most contested within Christian communities. In a previous post, I debated some questions about election with Peter Ould. Since then, I have done … Continue reading
Ask an Anglican: The 39 Articles
Samuel writes: To what extent do the 39 articles shape modern Anglicanism? From my Church of England perspective it seems to be bordering on disingenuity to quote from them in an unqualified manner; without, for example, mentioning their almost total … Continue reading
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Tagged 39 Articles, Anglo-Catholicism, Calvinism, Confessionalism, Doctrine, Ecumenical, Edward VI, Elizabeth I, Elizabethan Settlement, Evangelicalism, Henry VIII, John Bramhall, Liberalism, Liturgy, Queen Mary, Roman Catholicism, Sacraments, The 1559 BCP, The 1979 BCP, The Episcopal Church, Tracts for the Times
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More Than Forgiven
Ever since I was in seminary, I have had friends and colleagues who get up in arms about the “Prayer of Humble Access.” While the 1979 Book of Common Prayer eliminated the prayer from the contemporary liturgy (Rite II), it … Continue reading
In Defense of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer
UPDATE: When I originally wrote this article, a year and a half ago, I was convinced of these conclusions. I still feel that much of what is said here is correct, but I am no longer able to say with … Continue reading
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Tagged Doctrine, Lectionary, Liturgy, Peter Toon, Prayer Book Society, Social Justice, The 1928 BCP, The 1979 BCP, The Episcopal Church
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