For those who don't know, Penal Substitution is the belief that Jesus suffered the Father's wrath on the cross, was cut off from the rest of the...
No indeed, according to the venerable Bishop Bramhall, some of the Articles are only "pious opinions, for the preservation of peace among us......
I agree there were no processions in the Early Church, but still, within the temple, adoration was expected. As Saint Augustine said:"... no one...
I've told my story before, so I won't bore y'all with another rehashing of my religious background. Instead, this time, I want to ask for advice...
I like those quotes. Perhaps you'd like to check out one of my blog posts on this very subject. Here's the link if you're interested:...
Hello everyone In the while since I've been on here last I've had a wonderful idea for a book, inspired in part through my family history. I have...
he problem of evil is something I have struggled with for a very long time, as you may know. In fact, I might even go as far as to admit that it...
As I understand it, baptism removes the stain of original sin
Hey y'all, Its been a while since Ive been on here, and I should say I am still wrestling with soteriology, particularly the Reformed stream...
Of course Phillip, I meant that we are BOTH sacrament- and word centered, the latter being what makes us Protestant.I just wanted to point out...
Let me start out by saying I am quite aware that Anglicanism is connected to the reformation. Had the continental reformers not broken with Rome...
I havent seen this before (but maybe thats because Ive only ever been to about 3 churches in my lifetime). What Ive seen usually is ornate crosses...
Interesting.I often do the same but it works better for ME with a crucifix (YMMV)
The history of crucifixes in Anglicanism is a murky one to be sure, with Cranmer calling for banning them on the one hand, but with several...
I was wondering a few things about the historic place of various vestments in Anglicanism. I know stoles are allowed by the BCP, (but as I...
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These days, it's fairly clear to anyone paying attention that the growing trends of secularism, relativism, and poorly-defined new age...
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The Anglican Church in North America usually uses the 1662 BCP
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