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Forward in Faith (FiF) is a movement operating in several provinces of the Anglican Communion. On the whole it represents a traditionalist strand of Anglo-Catholicism. Forward in Faith is particularly noted for its opposition to the ordination of women and, more recently, to more liberal Anglican views of homosexuality. Main article: Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches. ... The terms Anglo-Catholic and Anglo-Catholicism describe people, groups, ideas, customs and practices within Anglicanism that emphasise continuity with Catholic tradition. ... In general religious use, ordination is the process by which one is consecrated (set apart for the undivided administration of various religious rites). ... The issue of homosexuality is controversial in the Anglican Communion. ...

History

FiF was formed in 1992 as a coalition of previously existing organisations formed to work for those opposed to the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Church of England. It also tends to take a more traditionalist line on matters of liturgy, ecclesiology, Christology and the authority of scripture. As of 2005 there were more than 800 member parishes around the world. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Church of England logo since 1998 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... A liturgy is the customary public worship of a religious group, according to their particular traditions. ... In Christian theology, ecclesiology is the study of doctrine pertaining to the Church itself as a community or organic entity, and with the understanding of what the church is —ie. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Christology is a field of study... Many religions and spiritual movements hold certain written texts (or series of spoken legends not traditionally written down) to be sacred. ...

Organisation

The common description of Forward in Faith as an organisation made up of Anglo-Catholic believers is misleading. Because of the nature of FiF and because of the nature of Anglo-Catholic theology regarding ordination of women there is indeed a significant overlap in the two. The membership base of FiF, however, is not exclusively Anglo Catholic nor is it based along churchmanship lines. Indeed there are many members of FiF in the US, in England and around the world who would not consider themselves part of the Anglo-Catholic wing of the Church.

"What is Forward in Faith North America"

In its brochure entitled "What is Forward in Faith North America", the organisation defines itself as "a fellowship of Bishops, Clergy, Laity, Parishes and Religious Orders, who embrace the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who uphold the Evangelical Faith and Catholic Order which is the inheritance of the Anglican Way, and who work, pray and give for the reform and renewal of the Church with 'no compromise of truth and no limitation of love' FiF/NA members include faithful Anglicans both within and outside ECUSA." For more information on FiF see [1] The Episcopal Church or the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America is the American Church of the Anglican Communion. ...

See also

• Anglican realignment
• Affirming Catholicism
• Provincial episcopal visitor
• Continuing Anglican Movement
• Society of the Holy Cross
• Reform (Anglican)
• Church of Christ the King, Bloomsbury

This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Affirming Catholicism is a movement operating in several provinces of the Anglican Communion. ... A provincial episcopal visitor (popularly known as a PEV or a flying bishop) in the Church of England (CofE) is a bishop assigned to minister to clergy, laity and parishes who do not in conscience accept the ministry of women priests. ... The Continuing Anglican Movement is a group of Christian churches which follow the Anglican tradition but which split from one or another province of the Anglican Communion because of their rejection of perceived orthodoxy. ... The Symbol of the Society of the Holy Cross Father Lowder Father Tooth Father Mackonochie The Society of the Holy Cross (SSC) is an international Anglo-Catholic society of priests with members in the Anglican Communion, the Continuing Anglican Movement, and the Roman Catholic Churchs Anglican Use. ... Reform is an evangelical organisation within Anglicanism, active in the Church of England and the Church of Ireland. ... The Church of Christ the King, Bloomsbury The Church of Christ the King is on Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, London, beside the Dr Williamss Library and near University College London (whose university Christian Union uses it for their annual carol service, though not for regular worship). ...

External links

• FORWARD IN FAITH - Official Website
• Forward in Faith Australia
• Forward in Faith North America
• Forward in Faith UK ~ England and Scotland
• Forward in Faith Wales ~ Credo Cymru