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Background Christianity Protestant Reformation Apostolic Succession Roman Catholicism Episcopal structure The term Anglican (from Anglia, the Latin name for England) describes the people and churches that follow the religious traditions developed by the established Church of England. ... Photograph by Keith Edkins File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Anglican Communion uses the compass rose as its symbol, signifying its worldwide reach and decentralized nature. ... The neutrality and factual accuracy of this section are disputed. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which emerged in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe. ... In Christianity, the doctrine of Apostolic Succession (or the belief that the Church is apostolic) maintains that the Christian Church today is the spiritual successor of the Church of the Apostles. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Episcopalian government in the church is rule by a hierarchy of bishops (Greek: episcopoi). ...

People Thomas Cranmer Henry VIII Richard Hooker Elizabeth I Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489 – March 21, 1556) was the protestant Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. He wrote two prayerbooks and is considered to be the founder of the Church of England. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Richard Hooker (March 1554 - November 3, 1600) was an influential Anglican theologian. ... Elizabeth I, (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ...

"Instruments of Unity" Archbishop of Canterbury Lambeth Conferences Anglican Consultative Council Primates' Meeting Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Anglican Consultative Council is one of the four Instruments of Unity of the Anglican Communion. ... The Anglican Communion Primates Meetings are regular meetings of the senior archbishops and bishops of the Anglican Communion. ...

Liturgy and Worship Book of Common Prayer High Church · Low Church Broad Church Oxford Movement Thirty-Nine Articles Calendar of saints (Anglican) 1979 ECUSABCP The Book of Common Prayer is foundational prayer book of the Church of England and also the name for similar books used in other churches in the Anglican Communion. ... High Church is a term that may now be used in speaking of viewpoints within a number of denominations of Protestant Christianity in general, but it is one which has traditionally been employed in Churches associated with the Anglican tradition in particular. ... Low church is a term of distinction in the Church of England, initially designed to be pejorative. ... Broad church is a term referring to latitudinarian churches in the Church of England. ... For the 20th century Oxford Movement or Group see Moral Rearmament The Oxford Movement was a loose affiliation of High Church Anglicans who sought to demonstrate that the Church of England was a direct descendant of the Christian church established by the Apostles. ... The Anglican church commemorates many of the same saints as those in the Roman Catholic calendar, often on the same days, but also commemorates various famous (often post-Reformation and/or English) Christians who have not been canonized. ...

The Thirty-Nine Articles are the defining statements of Anglican doctrine. The articles were established by a Convocation of the Church in 1563, using as a basis the Forty-Two Articles written under the direction of Thomas Cranmer in 1553. Adherance to them was made a legal requirement by parliament in 1571. They are printed in the Book of Common Prayer and other Anglican prayer books. The Test Act of 1673 made adherence to the Thirty-Nine Articles a requirement for holding civil office in England (an act which has since been repealed). Clergy of the Church of England are still required to take an oath that the doctrine in the Articles is "agreeable to the Word of God," but the laity are not, and other Churches of the Anglican Communion do not make such a requirement. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... The Forty-Two Articles are a summary of Anglican doctrine as written by Thomas Cranmer in 1552 and passed into law in 1553 by Edward I. These were later adapted by a convocation of clergy under Elizabeth I to form the Thirty-Nine Articles in 1563. ... Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489 – March 21, 1556) was the protestant Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. He wrote two prayerbooks and is considered to be the founder of the Church of England. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... 1979 ECUSABCP The Book of Common Prayer is foundational prayer book of the Church of England and also the name for similar books used in other churches in the Anglican Communion. ... The several Test Acts were a series of English penal laws that imposed various civil disabilities on Roman Catholics and Nonconformists. ... Events January 22 - Impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate prison in England for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation March 18 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Quakers. ...

The Articles highlight some of the major differences between Anglican and Roman Catholic doctrine, as well as more conventional declarations of a Trinitarian Christianity. They are divided (according to command of Queen Elizabeth I) into four sections: Articles 1-8, "The Catholic Faith"; Articles 9-18, "Personal Religion"; Articles 19-31, "Corporate Religion"; and Articles 32-39, "Miscellaneous." In the order given in the Book of Common Prayer, they are: Catholic Church redirects here. ... 1979 ECUSABCP The Book of Common Prayer is foundational prayer book of the Church of England and also the name for similar books used in other churches in the Anglican Communion. ...

1. I. Of Faith in the Holy Trinity
2. II. Of the Word or Son of God, which was made very Man
3. III. Of the going down of Christ into Hell
4. IV. Of the Resurrection of Christ
5. V. Of the Holy Ghost
6. VI. Of the Sufficiency of the holy Scripture for Salvation
   • including a recommendation of the Apocryphal (or deuterocanonical) books 'for example of life and instruction in manners ... [but not] to establish any doctrine'
7. VII. Of the Old Testament
8. VIII. Of the Three Creeds (Nicene, Athanasian, and Apostles' Creed
9. Of Original or Birth-sin
10. Of Free Will
11. Of the Justification of Man
12. Of Good Works
13. Of Works before Justification
14. Of Works of Supererogation
15. Of Christ Alone without Sin
16. Of Sin after Baptism
17. Of Predestination and Election
18. Of Obtaining Eternal Salvation only by the Name of Christ
19. Of the Church
20. Of the Authority of the Church
21. Of the Authority of General Councils
22. Of Purgatory
23. Of Ministering in the Congregation
24. Of Speaking in the Congregation in such a tongue as the people understandeth
25. Of the Sacraments
    • identifies two dominical sacraments of the Gospel, Baptism and the Eucharist, and desribes the others as lesser rites.
26. Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers, which hinders not the effect of the Sacrament
27. Of Baptism
28. Of the Lord's Supper
29. Of the Wicked which eat not the Body of Christ in the use of the Lord's Prayer
    • See manducatio impiorum
30. Of both kinds
    • i.e. Communion in both kinds
31. Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross
32. Of the Marriage of Priests
33. Of Excommunicate Persons, how they are to be avoided
34. Of the Traditions of the Church
35. Of the Homilies
    • Includes a list of Thomas Cranmer's and other key bishops' homilies, to be read in Churches
36. Of Consecration of Archbishops, Bishops and Other Ministers
    • In the American Prayer Book, this is: "Of the Consecration of Bishops and Other Ministers."
37. Of the Civil Magistrates
38. Of Christian Men's Goods, which are not common
39. Of a Christian Man's Oath

The Articles also argue against some Anabaptist positions such as the holding of goods in common, and the necessity of believer's baptism. The word faith has various uses; its central meaning is similar to belief, trust or confidence, but unlike these terms, faith tends to imply a transpersonal rather than interpersonal relationship – with God or a higher power. ... For other uses, see Trinity (disambiguation). ... For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten son ... Medieval illustration of Hell in the Hortus deliciarum manuscript of Herrad of Landsberg (about 1180) Hell, according to many religious beliefs, is a place and/or a state of painful suffering. ... It has been suggested that Resurrection of the dead be merged into this article or section. ... The Holy Spirit, from the Christian viewpoint, while related to Gods will, is not Gods will personified. ... Many religions and spiritual movements hold certain written texts (or series of spoken legends not traditionally written down) to be sacred. ... For other uses, see Salvation (disambiguation). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Note: Judaism commonly uses the term Tanakh, but not Old Testament, because it does not recognize the concept of a New Testament. ... The Nicene Creed, or the Icon/Symbol of the Faith, is a Christian statement of faith accepted by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and major Protestant churches. ... The Athanasian Creed (Quicunque vult) is a statement of Christian doctrine traditionally ascribed to St. ... The Apostles Creed (in Latin, Symbolum Apostolorum), is an early statement of Christian belief, possibly from the first or second century, but more likely post-Nicene Creed in the early 4th Century AD. The theological specifics of the creed appear to be a refutation of Gnosticism, an early heresy. ... This article is about sinfulness. ... Free will is the philosophical doctrine that holds that our choices are ultimately up to ourselves. ... Supererogation (Late Lat. ... Baptism in early Christian art. ... Predestination is a religious idea, under which the relationship between the beginning of things and the destiny of things is discussed. ... The Calvinist doctrine of predestination, is the religious doctrine of double predestination, particular to Calvinism. ... The term purgatory is generally defined as the means by which the elect reach perfection before entering into the Kingdom of Heaven. The term purgatory in accordance with Catholic teaching, is a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in Gods grace are not... A congregation is the group of members who make up a local Christian church or Jewish synagogue (or those who are present at a service thereat), as opposed to the building itself. ... A sacrament is a Christian rite that mediates divine grace—a holy mystery. ... Baptism in early Christian art. ... The Eucharist or Communion or The Lords Supper, is the rite that Christians perform in fulfillment of Jesus instruction, recorded in the New Testament, to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper. ... The Lords Supper is a variation of the name and the service of The Last Supper or Eucharist. ... Oblation, an offering (Late Lat. ... Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489 – March 21, 1556) was the protestant Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. He wrote two prayerbooks and is considered to be the founder of the Church of England. ... To consecrate an inanimate object is to dedicate it in a ritual to a special purpose, usually religious. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ...

Tract 90 was John Henry Newman's response to the Thirty-Nine Articles, written before his conversion to Roman Catholicism. J H Newman age 23 when he preached his first Sermon John Henry Newman (February 21, 1801 – August 11, 1890) was an English convert to Catholicism, later made a cardinal. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

The Articles were not intended as a complete statement of the Christian faith, but as a statement of the position of the Church of England over against the Roman Catholic Church and some continental Reformers.

Outside the Church of England, Anglican views of the Thirty-Nine Articles vary. The Episcopal Church in the United States of America regards them as an historical document and does not require members to adhere to them. The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Washington DC is the National Cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. ...

Anglican priest John Wesley adapted the Thirty-Nine Articles for utilization by American Methodists in the 18th century. The adapted Articles of Religion remain official United Methodist doctrine. John Wesley (June 17, 1703–March 2, 1791) was an 18th-century Anglican clergyman and Christian theologian who was an early leader in the Methodist movement. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist, the largest mainline, and, after the Southern Baptist Convention, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. ... The Articles of Religion are an official doctrinal statement of American Methodism. ...

See also

• Religion in the United Kingdom
• Book of Homilies
• Six Articles

St Pauls Cathedral The United Kingdom is a traditionally Christian state, with two of the four home nations having official faiths: Anglicanism, in the form of the Church of England, is the established church in England. ... During the Reformation in England, Thomas Cranmer and others saw the need for local congregations to be taught Reformed theology and practice. ... The Six Articles of 1539 (short title ), also called the Bloody Statute and the Bloody Whip with Six Strings, was an Act of Parliament which reaffirmed Henry VIIIs general Catholicism. ...

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Thirty-Nine Articles

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• http://www.churchofengland.freeserve.co.uk/x39arts.htm
• http://anglicansonline.org/basics/thirty-nine_articles.html The revised 1801 version adopted by the US Episcopal Church