one of the better articles read recently in blogdom. Hands down, it is superior to 98% of VOL posts over several months.
The Blogging Parson: Anglicanism as 'unabashed Protestantism'?
What is an ‘Anglican’? In one sense the term itself is anachronistic. The Church of England is primarily an institution, the national church of a particular country. It was only with the growth of the British Empire that the question of ‘Anglicanism’ arose – especially when there was now a political separation between England and the US. The Episcopal Church was not governed by the King of England from 1776 – so in what sense could it, and other former Church of England churches, understand their continuity with the church that had given them birth? It was an identity question that was felt with a particular pressure in the nineteenth century and which has decisive significance for the way we consider the question of ‘Anglicanism’ today.
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The Blogging Parson: Anglicanism as 'unabashed Protestantism'?
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