‘Authentic’ Anglo-Catholicism
Modern Anglo-Catholicism seems to take a lot of its understanding and theology from Romanism, what would an authentic vision of Anglo-Catholicism look like? E.g. what the Tractarians envisioned
Modern Anglo-Catholicism seems to take a lot of its understanding and theology from Romanism, what would an authentic vision of Anglo-Catholicism look like? E.g. what the Tractarians envisioned
Can the infamous Article XXII be faithfully understood as not condemning images as a whole, but the Romish doctrine of such? If I’m understood correctly, this was an understanding held by those Laudian Arminian churchmen who re-decorated the churches during the Laudian reforms?
For those who hold to the 39 Articles, do you explicitly hold to and encourage adherence to the understanding of the Filioque as outlined in Article V, or do you believe in more leeway with obedience to the doctrine?
Has anybody in their Anglican journey, started out as an Anglo-Catholic but found themselves transitioning towards Reformed Anglicanism, and what were some of the things that pulled you away from Anglo-Catholicism?
When assessing the life of the Church of England the Laudian Reforms seem to be a period that is not often talked about. How far did the Laudian Reforms actually alter the Church of England and its liturgical life, and how much were they a catalyst for the English Civil War, and a sticking point for the more Reformed wing of the Church of England?