Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Christian tradition rooted in the Church of England, encompassing churches that share Anglican heritage, liturgy, and episcopal structure.

Book of Common Prayer: A collection of Christian liturgies and prayers originating in the Church of England. Its successive editions shaped Anglican worship and supplied a common liturgical inheritance.
English Reformation: The sixteenth-century break with papal authority and religious transformation of England. It established the historical conditions for an independent Church of England.
Roman Catholic Church: The worldwide Christian church in communion with the bishop of Rome. Anglicanism separated from papal authority while retaining some Catholic forms of worship.
Lambeth Conference: A periodic meeting of bishops from churches of the Anglican Communion. It provides a forum for shared deliberation without governing member churches.
Episcopal polity: A form of church governance in which bishops hold oversight over clergy and congregations. Bishops are a defining feature of Anglican church order.
Act of Supremacy 1534: An English law declaring the monarch supreme head of the Church of England. It formally separated English church governance from papal jurisdiction.
Lutheranism: A Protestant Christian tradition shaped by Martin Luther's theology and reform movement. Its Reformation heritage offers a comparison for Anglican doctrine and worship.
Anglican realignment: A movement of Anglican churches and groups reorganizing amid disputes over doctrine and authority. It reflects recent strains over sexuality, scriptural interpretation, and communion-wide leadership.
Thirty-nine Articles: A 1571 statement of doctrine and discipline associated with the Church of England. They articulate a historic doctrinal settlement within Anglicanism.
Elizabethan Religious Settlement: The laws and policies that established the Church of England under Elizabeth I. Its compromise helped shape Anglican worship and institutional identity.

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