#anglicanism

[apenitentialprayer]

Tomorrow (or today, if you're reading this 30 minutes after this is posted) will be the funeral of a very dear friend, the joy of my heart. If you could pray for her repose, and for the consolation of her parents and brother and friends, I would really appreciate it.

[lambswool-cardigan]

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Please like/reblog if you are a Christian blog. I have no Christian friends irl and would like some mutuals ♡ God bless

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[mary-maud]

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[yak-leather-whips]

My sincerest apologies to the single person who had been using the quanglicanism tag to refer to the intersectional faith of quaker anglicans for flooding your tag with conspiracy theories about a time quangle from a DND show about fantasy high schoolers

[theopenaltar]

See the issue is that I agree with most things the Orthodox believe theologically, but I love a good Catholic saint and Advent celebration. I guess that makes me a modern Anglican.

[sapphosremains]

about

hi - i'm grace!

i'm a budding theologian, reading theology (should all exams go well...) at university this autumn

i've written on women in the old testament, marian theology, female bodies in the bible, material culture and religion, and biblical rape narratives, and i've published on icons in the anglican tradition. drop me a message to get free access to my work :)

i'm side a and anglocatholic in the church of england tradition, but do read some of my longer posts to get a feel for my politics and theology however please don't take my rambling as refined thoughts by any means - this blog is a representation of my constantly evolving perspective.

longer writing thought posts are tagged #musings, own posts are tagged #own, and me chatting about my life is #grace chatter. be warned, this is my only blog you so get everything!

messages, prayer requests, and questions in my asks are very welcome! please also do message me - i love making friends.

[useless-englandfacts]

was just reading (celebrating) the news about archbishop welby resigning and look at this wikipedia entry:

the 'known for' section...

[lifepath25]

Now, if you cannot prove to me that science solely exists on its own,

please let me believe my God in peace.

For all your knowledge, inventions, discoveries might as well be duplications of what God already created in the beginning.

Tell me something new— something beyond the CHATGPT that thinks like a man, replies like a man, and relies solely on the knowledge of man, a creation of God.

So let me have my God, while you perfect your machines.

[galarian-weezing-on-prep]

what is episcopalianism/anglicanism?

✨TLDR: this ten minute video✨

for those looking in the tags post-mariann budde's callout of trump, the anglican or episcopal church became a distinct entity following king henry viii's break with the pope over civil management disagreements (the annulment of his marriage to catherine of aragon being the most infamous). from there, english reformers such as thomas cranmer took the opportunity to bring the english church in line with the reformation happening on the continent under figures like martin luther and john calvin.

while other protestant churches used formal confessions to help outline their doctrines, the anglican (which simply means english) church employed the formularies:

1662 Book of Common Prayer (modern international version)

39 Articles of Religion

Books of Homilies

Ordinal

when the anglican church spread globally, national churches became self-governing (such as the protestant episcopal church of the united states) while agreeing to stay in communion with each other, forming the anglican communion. in cases where being labeled "anglican" brought discomfort or felt unfitting, "episcopal" (meaning under the leadership of bishops) was chosen instead. the 19th century saw a rise in pre-reformation practices as well as the adoption of then-current roman catholic practices, called the oxford movement. while rejected by reformed anglicans and the cause for a number of schisms, modern anglo-catholics owe their identity to this movement. in 1888, the lambeth quadrilateral was composed to mark four requirements for any church to call itself anglican or episcopal:

The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as “containing all things necessary to salvation,” and as being the rule and ultimate standard of faith.

The Apostles’ Creed, as the Baptismal Symbol; and the Nicene Creed, as the sufficient statement of the Christian faith.

The two Sacraments ordained by Christ Himself—Baptism and the Supper of the Lord—ministered with unfailing use of Christ’s words of Institution, and of the elements ordained by Him.

The Historic Episcopate, locally adapted in the methods of its administration to the varying needs of the nations and peoples called of God into the Unity of His Church.

leadership is by the threefold order of bishops, with priests (or presbyters/pastors) under them, and deacons under them. the main sunday service is the lord's supper, where the faithful receive the body and blood of christ following a liturgy (set order of prayers) based on the 1662-- in the episcopal church of the usa, this is the 1979 bcp and enriching our worship. other common services are morning and evening prayer, which are also encouraged to be prayed by laity at home for personal devotion. a number of churches in the anglican communion ordain women, and practice same-sex marriage (TEC being one of them).

[byzantine-nectarine]

From an ancient homily for Holy Saturday:

The Lord's Descent Into The Underworld (attributed to Saint Epiphanius of Salamis) Something strange is happening - there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and He has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. God has died in the flesh and Hell trembles with fear. He has gone to search for our first parent, as for a lost sheep. Greatly desiring to visit those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, He has gone to free from sorrow the captives Adam and Eve, He who is both God and the Son of Eve. The Lord approached them bearing the Cross, the weapon that had won Him the victory. At the sight of Him Adam, the first man He had created, struck his breast in terror and cried out to everyone, “My Lord be with you all.” Christ answered him, “And with your spirit.” He took him by the hand and raised him up, saying, “Awake, O sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will give you light. “I am your God, who for your sake have become your son. Out of love for you and for your descendants I now by My own authority command all who are held in bondage to come forth, all who are in darkness to be enlightened, all who are sleeping to arise. I order you, O sleeper, to awake. I did not create you to be held a prisoner in Hell. Rise from the dead, for I am the Life of the dead. Rise up, work of My hands, you who were created in My image. Rise, let us leave this place, for you are in Me and I am in you; together we form only one person and we cannot be separated. “For your sake I, your God, became your son; I, the Lord, took the form of a slave; I, whose home is above the heavens, descended to the earth and beneath the earth. For your sake, for the sake of man, I became like a man without help, free among the dead. For the sake of you, who left a garden, I was betrayed to the Jews in a garden, and I was crucified in a garden. “See on my face the spittle I received in order to restore to you the life I once breathed into you. See there the marks of the blows I received in order to refashion your warped nature in My image. On My back see the marks of the scourging I endured to remove the burden of sin that weighs upon your back. See My hands, nailed firmly to a tree, for you who once wickedly stretched out your hand to a tree. “I slept on the Cross and a sword pierced My side for you who slept in Paradise and brought forth Eve from your side. My side has healed the pain in yours. My sleep will rouse you from your sleep in Hell. The sword that pierced Me has sheathed the sword that was turned against you. “Rise, let us leave this place. The enemy led you out of the earthly Paradise. I will not restore you to that Paradise, but I will enthrone you in Heaven. I forbade you the tree that was only a symbol of life, but see, I who am Life itself am now one with you. I appointed cherubim to guard you as slaves are guarded, but now I make them worship you as God. The throne formed by cherubim awaits you, its bearers swift and eager. The Bridal Chamber is adorned, the banquet is ready, the eternal dwelling places are prepared, the treasure houses of all good things lie open. The Kingdom of Heaven has been prepared for you from all eternity."

[entanglingbriars]

Hi. Can you tell me about N T Wright's view on same sex marriage? I know he's opposed to it (which makes me incredibly sad as I really like Wright) but the way one of your posts described it makes me feel like it's probably worse than I know.

My knowledge of NT Wright is limited. I've never felt the desire to do a deep dive on his theology because I find him neither compelling (like I do CS Lewis) or absurd (like I do Lee Strobel).

Based on interviews reported by First Things and Religion News Service, Wright has a very high view of Paul's (and by extension to the Prophets') use of marriage as a metaphor for the relationship between the Church and God. He argues that the metaphor should be seen as bi-directional. Not only is marriage a mirror of God's relationship to the Church, but that God's relationship to the Church is a prescription for how marriage works..

This isn't an uncommon argument (although I think it pulls apart pretty easily), and it leads to another argument which is that binaries are fundamental to Christian theology. Sarah Moon contends that this view is fundamentally in tension with Wright's other theological writings, but I'm not qualified to judge.

Wright's other argument (at least in the materials I found by a very cursory DuckDuckGo search), is that allowing people of the same sex to marry each other is a word redefinition project and is comparable to the linguistic reforms of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. Which is a pretty... extreme parallel to draw to say the least.

[apenitentialprayer]

My mom is getting hip replacement surgery in less than seven hours. Prayers would be appreciated.

[mermaidcommunion]

hello! does anyone have any advice/resources for a catholic person looking into anglicanism/episcopalianism? feeling really out of touch/out of place as a queer catholic, and wanting to change...

[mary-maud]

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[imagodeiinitiative]

Budde, gave the sermon at the ecumenical National Prayer Service in her (and our) National Cathedral. The new administration and wives, present. Listen for yourself.

I think this is a profound example of the ecclesial speaking a different kind of truth to the political. Isn't that the best role of the Church in the political realm – holding the political to account and to their better selves, even in the face of the very human want for power, money, fame, and all those temporal tendencies of our human nature? (Likewise, the government holding accountable the church when it fails, at times horribly.) The geographical locations of the National Cathedral and the U.S. Capital buildings are purposeful.

The last few minutes (starts at 12:25) is what has gained the attention of the national media and what prompted the new president to say of the service, "...they could have done much better." Mercy. It is a powerful thing. Love, in its merciful expression, covers over a multitude of sins.

[orthodoxadventure]

Our reasoning brain is weak, and our tongue is weaker still. It is easier to measure the entire sea with a tiny cup than to grasp God's ineffable greatness with the human mind.

-- Saint Basil the Great