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Anglican Church Overview

The Anglican Church (Church of England) was created resulting from a split from the Roman Catholic Church in England during the reign of Henry VIII. The newly established Church of England, then the state religion, lead to the English immigrants establishing the religion to the American colonies. Anglicanism is the third largest Christian tradition in the world, following the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions.

The name "Anglican" is traced back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Europe (not sourced through the term Angels).

Anglican vs. Episcopal Church: The Episcopal Church in the U.S. split from the Church of England during the Revolutionary War. Anglican denominations tend to stem from countries tied to England, Wales and Europe. Episcopal denominations tend to be based in the Americas and Asia. Together, the Anglican and Episcopal churches comprise the largest Protestant group in the world. Not all Anglican denominations are country-based, however. Some Anglican provinces in the United States are under the care of bishops in other countries.

In 1977, a group of churches broke off from the Episcopal Church, USA to form their own denominations that focused on traditional Anglicanism. Examples are the Anglican Catholic Church, Anglican Church in America and Anglican Province of Christ the King.

Click here for a concise breakdown of the denominations. https://difference.guru/difference-between-the-anglican-and-episcopal-church/

Featured books:

A History of Global Anglicanism by Kevin Ward Anglicanism can be seen as irredeemably English. In this book Kevin Ward questions that assumption. He explores the character of the African, Asian, Oceanic, Caribbean and Latin American churches which are now a majority in the world-wide communion, and shows how they are decisively shaping what it means to be Anglican. While emphasising the importance of colonialism and neo-colonialism for explaining the globalisation of Anglicanism, Ward does not focus predominantly on the Churches of Britain and N. America; nor does he privilege the idea of Anglicanism as an 'expansion of English Christianity'. At a time when Anglicanism faces the danger of dissolution Ward explores the historically deep roots of non-Western forms of Anglicanism, and the importance of the diversity and flexibility which has so far enabled Anglicanism to develop cohesive yet multiform identities around the world.--From publisher description.
Call Number: BX 5005 .W37 2006
ISBN: 9780521803953
Publication Date: 2006-11-01
The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Early Modern England, C. 1530-1700 by Kevin Killeen (Editor); Helen Smith (Editor); Rachel Judith Willie (Editor) The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Early Modern England, c. 1530-1700 is the indispensable and authoritative guide to the most important book in early modern England. It is essential reading for undergraduates and postgraduates in literature, history, and theology, and an important resource for scholars across the Arts and Humanities. The Handbook includes chapters from the leading scholars in the field, covering topics from sacred geography tobiblical falsehood, translation to revolution, material culture to Milton. Sections explore issues of translation, early modern biblical scholarship, Bible dissemination and circulation, the use of the Bible as apolitical resource, literary appropriations and responses, and the reception of the text across a range of forms.
ISBN: 9780199686971
Publication Date: 2015-10-27