Loading...Unit 4 of the Christian Education course "Religious Identity and Anglicanism," originally developed at Grace Episcopal Church (Sheboygan, WI) and shared by incarnation-west-point. This session explores Anglican organizational praxis and identity.
Key Topics
- The Articles of Religion (Thirty-Nine Articles): Adopted in the Episcopal Church in 1801, but relegated to "Historical Documents" (pp. 867–876) in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. They are historic rather than strictly normative in the Episcopal Church, though Article VI is quoted in ordination vows. Other global provinces view them as normative.
- Instruments of Communion: Discusses the roles of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primates' Council, the Lambeth Conference, and the Anglican Consultative Council.
- Reformed and Catholic Identity: The 1979 BCP restored pre-Medieval piety, balancing Reformed and Catholic heritages. Differences in interpreting the Articles (such as Article XX on authority or Article XXVIII on the Lord's Supper) occasionally spark ecumenical disputes.
Course Parts: [[page-3192138|Unit 1]] | [[page-3192139|Unit 2]] | [[page-3192140|Unit 3]] | [[page-3192141|Unit 4]]
