Tag: Anglican
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Church of South India in the Bay Area
I had some friends from Kerala, India visit us at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Los Altos. They are part of Church of South India in…
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Confusing Anglican Labels
In response to a recent message, I typed out what I thought would be helpful distinctions of historic Anglican “brands.” Brands is the wrong word,…
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Why I left the ACNA (Anglican Church in North America)
My notes (Not a transcript): Today I’d like to share my personal journey within the realm of ecclesiastical politics, particularly within the Anglican Church in…
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Historical Connections between Anglicanism and Christian Reconstruction
DISCLAIMER: The names of individuals or organizations listed below may or may not be associated with Christian Reconstruction today. It is not my intention to…
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Anglican Christians without Canterbury?
Dr. Charles Erlandson’s book, Orthodox Anglican Identity: The Quest for Unity in a Diverse Religious Tradition (Wipf and Stock: 2020) is a well thought through…
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How Benedictine Spirituality Came to Celtic Christianity and the English Church
The formalization of religious monasticism into the fabric of Christian identity coincided with the collapse of the Roman Empire. Historians mark the year 476 AD…
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Prayerbook Asceticism
The Anglican Book of Common Prayer reintroduces a monastic identity to the Church in England in two significant ways. First, it’s nearly the same narrative…
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The Optimistic Ebb and Flow of Moorman’s History
Dr. John R. H. Moorman’s book A History of the Church in England (A&C Black: 1953) outlines nearly two millennia of the Church’s history in…
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Monks and Monasticism in the Anglican Tradition
The bones of the monastic hours can certainly be found in Cranmer’s daily offices, but what influence did monasticism have on the development of Anglican…
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Epiphany Blessing 2021- Chalking the Door
Following sung matins at Saint Paul’s – students and teachers join us in front of the Church for the blessing of the doors for Epiphany.…
