One may wonder what sets the Anglican Church or denomination apart from every other Christian denomination, and this question will be answered in various ways. Years have gone by, and the great concept of Christianity has evolved and separated into multiple religious groups or denominations. We may all argue that denominations are the same and say that they all agree on one thing “GOD” which would be correct, However the fact and the matter is that each one of the Christian denominations stand on their own feet in terms of beliefs, practices, way of worship and polity.
King Henry VIII of England, during the reformation period declared the Church to be divided. One side wanted to keep the Church Catholic and the other side wanting to get away from it. One of the events leading to the church splitting was the fact that he had an argument with the Pope because he was not granted a divorce to Catherine of Aragon. To the King getting a divorce, was not something he thought would be refused to him. The results of this decision by the pope lead Kind Henry VII through the parliament to separate the English church from Roman Catholic Church in 1534, became establish church by an Act of parliament in the Act of supremacy and declare himself as the supreme Head of the Church of England. This event would not only create separation, but it would also begin what we will know to be the English Reformation. With Henry in charge of the Church, not many changes had been made, the church pretty much stayed the same and the Hierarchy of bishops and archbishops remained. (Lippy, Williams p94). The Anglican Church has been influenced by the great schism between the Eastern Orthodox and the western Catholic Church. As it all starts in England around 15...
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... accurate to speak of "the Anglican Communion," all of the national churches around the world that consider themselves to be "in communion with" the Church of England.
Through its practices of beliefs, worship and polity, the Anglican Church separates itself from the rest of the denominations. The world we live in today is a place where people look for comfort, affecting and peace. The Anglican Church provides a place where people from anywhere around the world can get together and feel like one with the Jesus. One man’s argument, and ability to say no to anther man, because he felt he had the right and deserved what he wanted, turned into Anglican church which today does wonders for those in need and pushes those on the way to spiritual heights. The Anglican Church sets itself apart from other by being it ways of worship, its polity and the practices it performs.
Firstly and the biggest impact is that now people can get divorced and now around 40-50% of people get divorces were as before the church of England came to be no one got divorced. The Church of England might not be here. Since Henry VIII left the roman church he made the bibles in English and he made the church services in English if Henry VIII didn't split from the catholic would the services and bibles still be in Latin? King Henry VIII also impacted people's decision on what religion they wanted to be before the reformation most people in Europe were roman Catholics or had no religion whereas now around 40% of the world are Catholics (roman catholic church) and around 37% of the world are Anglicans (the church of England) which is quite close seeing the church of England was only founded in 1534 and the roman catholic church was founded way before
Each man trying to correct from within were pushed further and outward away from the goal of unity. We would have a different story if it were only one man who rejected the idea of the Church being one with the world. The individual would have been marked as the antichrist. Instead, we see a few men take a stand for what they felt was the truth, which we had strayed. Noted, Campbell has seen the destruction with takes place when man messes with God’s desire for gathering of the Church. Campbell states, “What awful and distressing effects have those sad divisions produced! What aversions, what reproaches, what backbitings, what evil surmisings, what angry contentions, what enmities, what excommunications, even persecution!!!” (Campbell and Thomas) Campbell’s biggest fight was pulling back the reigns of the world. Campbell extends ejecting all human creeds that cause divisions among Christians. He states, “… for their faith must not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power and veracity of God. Therefore, no such deductions can be made terms of communion, but do properly belong to the after and progressive edification of the Church. Hence, it is evident that no such deductions or inferential truths ought to have a place in the Church’s confession.” (Campbell and Thomas) Reaching out to across all divisions, Campbell has to be unprejudiced. “That although the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are inseparably connected, making together but one perfect and entire revelation of the Divine will, for the edification and salvation of the Church, and therefore in that respect cannot be separated.” “From the nature and construction of these propositions, it will evidently appear, that they are laid in a designed subserviency to the declared end of our association; and are exhibited for the express purpose of performing a duty of pervious necessity, a duty loudly called for in
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, vicars were under direct authority from Rome, and controlled the Roman Catholic Church of England. It was not until the early nineteenth century, under Pope Pius IX, that the Church decided to split England into several smaller districts, each headed by a bishop. London papers began following the growth and leadership change of the Roman Church in England. One article in The Times stated that "Rome had mistaken the High Church renewal, the Oxford Movement, within the Church of England for a Romeward move" (qtd. in Bowen 148). Several bishops tried to explain to The Times and its readers that the new hierarchy was simply a matter of church government and had nothing to do with politics or national life in England. The Roman Catholic Church thought that it would be better for their congregations to have a local bishop they could rely on, rather than having nearly all of the control in Rome.
In the eyes of the people the church is one place you are spared from judgment and critique. It is the one place you should feel safe, to express your thoughts and opinions, pray to the higher power in which you believe and your faith resides and be free of society qualms, demands, and realism. In a part
Mead, Frank S., and Samuel S. Hill. Handbook of Denominations in the United States. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1995. Print.
the aftermath of the Protestant reformation. In England, after the establishment of the separate Anglican church of England there were many protestant groups left in England still in conflict. These groups all tried to push and pull parliament in their favor -- which ultimately made it so that nothing could be done. These conflicts even came to the point of bloody civil wars and suffering on both sides of the fighting. Parliament ultimately decided to stop these wars by creating religious Act of Toleration (1689) for the non-conformist protestants.
The church or Ecclesia, as it is called in the original Greek language, regardless of size, are the called out ones who assemble to represent the Body and life of Jesus Christ. They engage in meetings of praise, worship, and listening to the Word of God, which is taken from their manual called the Holy Bible, or the Scriptures; those bringing the message are considered to be the mouthpieces for God, and are typically called preachers (KJV, Eph 5.23-32). According to the Bible, the church, which includes the preachers, is to strive to exemplify the type of life that Jesu...
It is only by accident did William Bradford actually become a separatist in England, however, by the age of 17 he is a “Committed member, sharing the radical idea of separating from the official Church of England.” (Kelso, 20...
The traces of the split can be seen nearly five hundred years ago during the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. During King Henry VIII’s rule, Henry had wanted a divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, to marry Anne Boleyn. When the Pope would refuse to allow a divorce between Catherine and Henry, Henry would decide to start his own church so that he could be in a position of power to proceed with the divorce. This church would become the Church of England. Through this radical break away from the social norm, Henry VIII would be remembered as a man who would go to great lengths to get what he wanted. This break would also signify the beginning of the Protestant Reformation across Europe. This event marks the first time that two groups are seen as a national friend and foe recognition. As Bartlett notes, “By the 1570’s loyal and disloyal ...
...nt of Anglicanism that is still printed in most editions of the prayer book that was approved by Parliament in 1571 called the Thirty-nine Articles. They are not a complete system of doctrine but there are clear differences from Roman Catholicism and Anabaptism which indicates an agreement with Reformed and Lutheran positions. The queen added in a statement in Article 20 that “The Church hath power to decree Rites and Ceremonies.” (Shepherd Web) The settlement of Elizabeth still remains the foundation of Anglicanism. Anglicanism has never had a dominant theologian. Theology for Anglicans tend to be biblical, apologetic, and pastoral rather than confessional or opinionated. (Anglicanism Web) Anglicanism is bonded by the liturgy that is common, contained in various recessions of The Book of Common Prayer. Prayer book is prescribed in all Anglican churches.
Reformers like Martin Luther, John Calvin and King Henry VIII challenged papal authority and questioned the Catholic Church’s ability to define Christian practice. (History.com Staff, 2009) Martin Luther was one of the most influential and controversial figures in the reformative movement. His actions fractured the Roman Catholic Church into new sects of Christianity and set in motion a reform within the Church. (Biography.com Editors) Additionally, today, John Calvin rests with distinct accreditation as the highest influential figurehead in the second generation of the Protestant Reformation. Henry VIII served as the connection between the Church of England and Rome and abandoning of the catholic doctrine would never been allowed. However, when it came to his son, Edward VI, obeying papal authority wasn’t his strongest quality, which led to the establishing Protestantism for England. Unsuccessful in her efforts, Mary fought for the reestablishment of Catholicism. To this day, English Church remains both Catholic and
The Anglicans and other Christian groups viewed charity differently in the nineteenth century. Each religion had and preached its own concept. We learn that the Anglicans’ views are more in opposition to charity when Cheryl Walsh indicates that, "Through this type of religion, there was very little encouragement for the development of a social conscience—of recognition of any kind of responsibility for the welfare of fellow human beings"(353). Walsh also mentions that Anglicans "Felt neither responsible for the suffering of the poor nor called on to help alleviate that suffering"(353). The belief of not being responsible for the misfortunes of the poor and not attempting to help them in any way draws the notion that Anglicans clearly didn’t favor charitable acts. On the other hand, according to St. Paul, Christianity’s view on charity was more an act of duty than the expected one of kindness.
Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I may have been the English Reformation’s greatest benefactors, all because of self interest. Henry VIII was not originally Protestant, but after the pope denied him of his divorce, Henry VIII took things into his own hands. Due to the power kings had in the Middle Ages, Henry VIII was able to control Parliament and force it to do whatever he wanted. So in 1534, Henry VIII forced Parliament to pass a law he made known as the Act of Supremacy. The Act of Supremacy stated that the king ought to be the head of the Church of England. This law gave the king complete power over the Church of England, instead of the pope. However, the type of church and state relationship did not change. Rather all the Act of Supremacy did was take power from the pope and give it to the king. Surprisingly, the Catholics did not retaliate against this strong change. The pope had always been the head of the church, but now the king had taken his position. This serves as an example of nationalism. The Catholics did not think about how removing the pope could harm their religion in any way. However, instead the people blindly followed Henry VIII because he was the leader of the nation and they assumed he was right. Also, by imposing other laws that punished Protestants, Henry VIII did not give the people much of a choice. Fortunately, for Henry VII, nationalis...
The Episcopal Church was founded in the 16th century during the Protestant Reformation on the belief to spread Christianity and worship . The Episcopal church originated from the Church of England that modeled much of it’s religious beliefs from the Roman Catholic Church. Episcopalians (followers of the Episcopal Church) refer to their religion as “Protestant, yet Catholic,” (Wikipedia). I had the privilege to interview one of my teachers from middle school, Erin Havens. She grew up as a conservative Episcopalian, and described that experience as being almost identical to, “The way the Roman Catholics hold their masses, holidays and how they practice their beliefs,” (Havens). Which is true, because most of the modeling of the faith is role modeled after the Catholic Church other than some key differences.
The Roman Catholic Church uses the Apostles Creed in the celebration of mass and when reciting the Rosary. Many non-Catholic denominations also use the Apostles Creed. The only real sticking point to this creed being truly ecumenical seems to be the word “Catholic”. Most denominations use the creed unchanged from the original form but some Protestant churches make the creed palatable using various methods. Luther used “Christian” in lieu of “Catholic”. ( Bente 21) Some make the “c” in Catholic lower case. (Samples 102) Some substitute “universal” (Humphrey 102) while a few others just remove the offending word