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by nephihaha
3 hours ago
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I would hesitate to call him Anglo-Catholic either. In some ways he was High Church but in other ways Low Church. In his writings, you don't see much of a plea for "bells and smells" Christianity. Anglicanism is a broad church for sure. While some factions are close to the Roman church, others are very low Protestant. There are certainly Calvinists in Anglicanism, and Methodism sprung out of the Protestant end (and the Salvation Army from it, I think). Many groups such as Baptists, Methodists and Quakers came out of Anglicanism rather than directly from Roman Catholicism (as Presbyterianism did). Anglicanism has tried to be all things to all people. It is even more varied today. You could put this down to its early history, trying to combine the Lollard and Puritan heritage with those who wanted more Catholic worship. The Book of Common Prayer tried to synthesise these elements with varying success. |
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