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Although many members of the Church of England today still feel uncomfortable or skeptical about certain 'Catholic' or 'Romish' liturgical practices, [citation needed] they would be astonished [citation needed] to be told that, in the late 19th century, using incense, wearing vestments, putting candles on the altar, having the mixed cup, making ...
A History of Religion in Britain: Practice and Belief from Pre-Roman Times to the Present (1994) 608pp excerpt and text search; Hastings, Adrian. A History of English Christianity: 1920–1985 (1986) 720pp a major scholarly survey; Hylson-Smith, Kenneth. The churches in England from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II (1996). Marienberg, Evyatar.
[73] [74] The Church of England was not only dominant in religious affairs, but it blocked outsiders from responsible positions in national and local government, business, professions and academe. In practice, the doctrine of the divine right of kings persisted [75] Old animosities had diminished, and a new spirit of toleration was abroad ...
The English Benedictine Reform or Monastic Reform of the English church in the late tenth century was a religious and intellectual movement in the later Anglo-Saxon period. In the mid-tenth century almost all monasteries were staffed by secular clergy , who were often married.
Pilgrimages were a popular religious practice throughout the Middle Ages in England. [61] Typically pilgrims would travel short distances to a shrine or a particular church, either to do penance for a perceived sin, or to seek relief from an illness or other condition. [62]
Religion in the United Kingdom is mainly expressed in Christianity, which dominated the land since the 7th century.Results of the 2021 Census for England and Wales showed that Christianity is the largest religion (though makes up less than half of the population), followed by the non-religious, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
Similarly, Old English literature attests to the combination and adaptation of Christian imagery and Germanic heroic traditions originating in the pre-Christian religion. [235] Beowulf , for example, has been argued to be the result of Christian attempts to reinterpret the old lore in the light of the new theology. [ 238 ]
One modern academic theory of religion, social constructionism, says that religion is a modern concept that suggests all spiritual practice and worship follows a model similar to the Abrahamic religions as an orientation system that helps to interpret reality and define human beings, [6] and thus believes that religion, as a concept, has been ...