Our Anglican Heritage

by Howe, John W.; Pascoe, Sam C.

• ISBN13: 9781608994892
• ISBN10: 1608994899
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-13
• Publisher: Cascade Books

Summary

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Author Biography

The Right Reverend JOHN W. HOWE is the Episcopal Bishop of Central Florida. With his wife Karen he co-authored Which Way?: A Guide for Young Christians, along with numerous articles. He is the author of the first edition of Our Anglican Heritage (1977). The Reverend Dr. SAM C. PASCOE is an Anglican priest serving as resident clergy at Jacksonville Anglican Fellowship. He was an Episcopal priest for over twenty years, serving churches in Virginia and Florida. He left the American Episcopal Church in 2006 and is now a member of the Anglican Church in North America. He is the author of Buried Alive, a study of the Anglican Articles of Religion.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Our Anglican Heritage is that of...
An Ancient Church: The Historic Roots of the Church in England	p. 1
A Reformed Church: The Beginnings of the Reformation	p. 10
A Protestant Church: The Break with the Roman Church	p. 21
A Biblical Church: The Elizabethan Settlement	p. 30
A Worshiping Church: The Book of Common Prayer	p. 38
Excursus: Introduction to the Sacraments	p. 58
A Sacramental Church: Sacred Acts and Actions: Baptism	p. 60
A Sacramental Church: Sacred Acts and Actions: Holy Communion	p. 80
A Confessing Church: The Articles of Religion	p. 96
An Evangelical Church: The Great Missionary Expansion	p. 107
An Orderly Church: The Ministers of the Church Are Laity, Deacons, Priests, and Bishops	p. 128
A Catholic Church: The Worldwide Anglican Communion	p. 144
A Church on the Fault Lines: The Episcopal Church in America	p. 153
A Church That Honors Women in Ministry: Debates on the Ordination of Women	p. 170
A Church That Seeks Grace and Truth: Debates on Same-Sex Relationships	p. 180
What Lies Ahead? A Future Filled with Possibilities	p. 189
Appendices
"A Serious Argument against the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood and the Episcopate," by the Right Reverend John Rodgers	p. 193
Clergy Clothing	p. 204
The Ecumenical Councils of the Church	p. 211
The Text of "St. Patrick's Breastplate"	p. 213
Key People in the Founding of Anglicanism	p. 216
Timeline of Anglicanism	p. 221
Glossary	p. 225
Bibliography	p. 231
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