Anglican Studies

Anglican Way of Theology
A survey of the core convictions and concerns that have characterized Anglican theology from the Reformation to the present. It will include reading theologians from the Evangelical, Anglo Catholic and Broad Church traditions. The course will include a discussion of Anglican identity today.

Worship in the Prayer Book Tradition
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This course provides an introduction to worship. Particular emphasis is given to the historical development of Christian worship, the content of the Prayer Book and its use in worship today, and other elements that shape and affect the planning and experience of worship.

Global Anglicanism
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This course will survey the history and theology of member churches of the Anglican Communion in Africa, Asia, and Latin American.

Church Ministry & Sacraments
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The course traces the biblical and theological roots of the Church, the ministries of the Church, and the role of the sacraments. The course will consider issues of church identity, government, discipline, canon law, the history and theology of the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist, and the orders of ministry.

The Church in England
An overview of Christianity in England from Roman times to the present day. The English Reformation, the Evangelical revival of the 18th century, and the Oxford Movement receive special attention.

Anglican Ethos
An introduction to the history of the Episcopal Church. The course traces the English tradition of the Church, then shifts across the Atlantic, and subsequently studies the influence of English developments on the Episcopal Church in American. The course includes discussion and assessment of the Church’s life in the late 19th and 20th centuries.