This course is for anyone who wishes to investigate Anglican Theology. It does not introduce all of Anglican Theology, but rather, presents the Anglican case for reform at the time of the Reformation. The lessons show why Anglicans rejected major portions of the teaching and practice of the Roman Church, and at the same time, did not accept many of the innovations of the Puritans.
In my view, early Anglicanism was an orthodox and beautiful rendering of the Christian faith. In spite of great positive gains, however, there were, in my view, two weaknesses in the original Anglican Reformation. First, in regard to liturgy, there was an over-emphasis on the Word and a lack of awareness of the importance of sight in regard to knowing God. This was understandable at the time given the degeneration of the Roman Rite almost to the point of sight alone. This has, in part, been rectified by the Oxford Movement and recent developments in liturgical renewal. Second, there was the failure to appreciate the power of the Holy Spirit. Among other things, it would have been good to return to the sources by instituting a full-blown catechumenate. The essays,
A New Heart and Soul and The Believer’s Baptismal Promises, begin to address this weakness. The links are given below in the order of the lessons.
The Rev. Robert J. Sanders, Ph.D.
February, 2015
Archbishop Eames, Evaluation and Critique
Barth - Economic Life and a History Chapter 5
Barth - Political Responsibility for Economic Life Chapter Four
Building Up the Ancient Ruins - A Response to the Present Crisis
Cranmer on Salvation - Introduction
How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God?
Infant Baptism and Confirmation
Introduction to Anglican Theology
Introduction to Anglican Theology - Anglicanism and Scripture
Introduction to Anglican Theology - Articles One Through Five
Introduction to Anglican Theology - Articles Six Through Twenty
Introduction to Anglican Theology - Articles Twenty-One Through Thirty-Nine
It's Not Just Sex, It's Everything - The Virginia Guidelines
Judgment Begins at the Household of God
Jung, the Faith, and the New World Order
Justification, The Reformers, and Rome
Nicea and the Invasion of Bishops in Other Dioceses
Preface to the 1549 Prayer Book
Prefaces and Offertory Sentences
Reason and Revelation in Hooker
Richard Hooker and Homosexuality - Introduction
Richard Hooker and the Archbishop's Address
Richard Hooker and the Puritans
Richard Hooker and Universal Salvation
The Anglican Formularies are not Enough
The Creeds and Biblical Interpretation
The Creeds and Biblical Interpretation Continued
The House of Bishop's Pastoral Study on Human Sexuality - Theological and Scientific Consideration