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The term "Continuing Anglicanism" refers to a number of church bodies which have formed outside of the Anglican Communion in the belief that traditional forms of Anglican faith, worship, and order have been unacceptably revised or abandoned within some Anglican Communion churches in recent decades. They therefore claim that they are "continuing ...
The first Anglican missionaries arrived in Nigeria in 1842 and the first Anglican Nigerian was consecrated a bishop in 1864. However, the arrival of a rival group of Anglican missionaries in 1887 led to infighting that slowed the Church's growth. In this large African colony, by 1900 there were only 35,000 Anglicans, about 0.2% of the population.
The volume covered the development of the Book of Common Prayer as the dominant liturgical book of Anglicanism from the prayer book's origins in 16th-century England through to its global use and influence in the modern era, including coverage of the prayer book's influence on non-Anglican Christians. It was composed by 58 authors and was ...
Project Canterbury (sometimes abbreviated as PC) is an online archive of material related to the history of Anglicanism.It was founded by Richard Mammana, Jr. in 1999 with a grant from Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold, [1] and is hosted by the non-profit Society of Archbishop Justus. [2]
A History of the Book of Common Prayer was revised and expanded, into A New History of the Book of Common Prayer, by Frere with Procter's approval in 1901. [ 2 ] : 82 [ 3 ] Frere's revision was part of a number of similar historical studies, such as F. E. Brightman 's The English Rite , which were produced by members of the Alcuin Club in the ...
The Daily Office is a term used primarily by members of the Episcopal Church. In Anglican churches, the traditional canonical hours of daily services include Morning Prayer (also called Matins or Mattins, especially when chanted) and Evening Prayer (called Evensong, especially when celebrated chorally), usually following the Book of Common Prayer.
The Anglican Service Book, a traditional-language revision to the 1979 prayer book; Book of Alternative Services, a current authorized liturgical book of the Anglican Church of Canada; Book of Common Prayer, a standard Anglican liturgical book with multiple variations and local revisions
The conference of Anglican bishops from all parts of the world, instituted by Archbishop Longley in 1867 and known as the Lambeth Conferences, though even for the Anglican Communion they have not the authority of an ecumenical synod and their decisions are rather of the nature of counsels than commands, have done much to promote the harmony and ...