Saint Paul’s House of Formation
I. Unity in diversity
II. A different kind of Reformation
III. “Both/and” vs. “either/or”
IV. Application to current challenges
V. Three currents, one stream
Part I
A. Different styles
B. No single towering theological figure as point of reference
C. Special openness to other Christian traditions
EXAMPLES
1. TITLES
2. DRESS FOR WORSHIP
3. TERMINOLOGY
4. SYMBOL
5. GESTURE
6. SACRAMENTALS
“High Church”
1. Priest/”father”
2. Alb and stole/chasuble
3. “Altar” and “chalice”
4. Crucifix
5. Sign of the cross/ bowing
6. Incense/holy water/service bells
“Low Church”
1. Presbyter/”pastor”
2. Academic or business attire
3. “Table” and “cup”
4. Plain cross
5. Nothing
6. Nothing
Part II
CONTRASTS
1. MORALS
2. WORSHIP
3. DOCTRINE
4. SCHOLARSHIP
POSITIVE FEATURES
1. Examples of great sanctity
2. Examples of beautiful liturgies
3. Faith of Creeds and Councils
4. Some serious theological work
NEGATIVE FEATURES
1. Scandalous wordliness
2. Many liturgies performed mechanically with laity reduced to spectators
3. Superstition and folk religion (especially in connection with purgatory and the cult of the saints)
4. Heavy reliance on secondary sources (“digests”)
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Which of the following figures plays a role in Anglicanism equivalent to that played by Martin Luther in Lutheranism?
At the beginning of the 16th century there was general agreement concerning
Anglicanism can best be described as
From an Anglican vantage point, where does Christ meet us today?
Which of the following are expressions of the concept of “mere Christianity”?