tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post112674745068279546..comments2023-11-02T07:47:10.433-04:00Comments on Vindicated: Regarding the "Why Anglicanism" SeriesKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641068117855718120noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-59511727198902436012007-12-22T04:14:00.000-05:002007-12-22T04:14:00.000-05:00Hi Kyle, fascinating stuff. It was great to happe...Hi Kyle, fascinating stuff. It was great to happen across this old series of posts late on a Friday when I can't sleep. It's always interesting to hear about the spiritual path of other whippersnappers who become Anglican. I posted a similar series of blogs back in May--written originally at about this time last year for my discernment process. I hope you'll check it out starting at:<BR/> http://relativelyfaithful.blogspot.com/2007/05/intro-to-reposting-of-my-spiritual.htmlTim Mathishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165425704343342951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1128462670769347602005-10-04T17:51:00.000-04:002005-10-04T17:51:00.000-04:00Any balance between the extremes of Church history...Any balance between the extremes of Church history will be precarious. Maybe the real danger to our souls is being uninterested in that balance. <BR/><BR/>C'mon, Peter, go for it. I might find it enlightening. ;0)Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641068117855718120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1128456606533436242005-10-04T16:10:00.000-04:002005-10-04T16:10:00.000-04:00must resist, must resist, must resist.......must resist, must resist, must resist.......Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295156469257261349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1128456228307983222005-10-04T16:03:00.000-04:002005-10-04T16:03:00.000-04:00Aaahhh, logical conclusions.Aaahhh, logical conclusions.+ Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1128441899369154752005-10-04T12:04:00.000-04:002005-10-04T12:04:00.000-04:00Peter said, "For many of us evangelical folk it is...Peter said, "For many of us evangelical folk it is a way to find catholicity."<BR/><BR/>And Kyle said in reply, "What happens when we don't stop at Anglicanism's precarious balance and want to go further...."<BR/><BR/>Rome.<BR/><BR/>I shall return to my corner now.<BR/>PeaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1128435759055024592005-10-04T10:22:00.000-04:002005-10-04T10:22:00.000-04:00Most anglicans around the world today would see an...Most anglicans around the world today would see anglicanism as a way of being Christian rather than a designation for being attached to the C of E.<BR/><BR/>There are Anglican groups -- such as the Traditional Anglican Communion -- who are not connected to Canterbury but who embrace the Anglican way.<BR/><BR/>The Church of Nigeria just rewrote its constitution to define itself as Anglican in terms of doctrine and piety rather than in terms of its relationship to England.<BR/><BR/>If the Anglican communion splits, much of it will no longer be in communion with the Church of England -- heck -- there might even be churches in England no longer in the C of E!<BR/><BR/>So I would hold that being Anglican is about a way of being Christian. Kyle, your series on Anglicanism is a good summary on this point.<BR/><BR/>But, as the Beatles say, "her majesty's a pretty nice girl." (tee hee)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295156469257261349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1128430587576883842005-10-04T08:56:00.000-04:002005-10-04T08:56:00.000-04:00See, I don't think of it as being a problem, as I ...See, I don't think of it as being a problem, as I am not a resident member of the CofE. Anglican simply doesn't mean English anymore; Anglicanism as such is developing more of a global South attitude, and I'd like to hear what Peter makes of that notion. <BR/><BR/>So maybe that can be the Church <I>in</I> England. But the other Churches are 'anglican' but that doesn't mean any longer 'the church of england in wherever.' It's the Church of Nigeria, and of Sudan, and of Scotland and of South India, etc.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641068117855718120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1128396885756917442005-10-03T23:34:00.000-04:002005-10-03T23:34:00.000-04:00God save the Queen!God save the Queen!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295156469257261349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1128396491768637642005-10-03T23:28:00.000-04:002005-10-03T23:28:00.000-04:00I ain't takin' no oath to no Queen!And I'm not eve...I ain't takin' no oath to no Queen!<BR/><BR/>And I'm not even English, soooo to be Angli-can would be a little bit out - yeah, they need to disassociate with the United Kingdom of Great Britain (and I refuse to say Northern Ireland) and change their name. OK, done with that.<BR/><BR/>Peace to all in this house.+ Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1128378003790765462005-10-03T18:20:00.000-04:002005-10-03T18:20:00.000-04:00I'm with you, Aaron. I've been pragmatic in consi...I'm with you, Aaron. I've been pragmatic in considering denominational ties for the past few years, asking whether or not the connection will help empower my work and that of my community. In ECUSA, the answer was a resounding 'no.' As far as other Anglican bodies are concerned, that remains to be seen.<BR/><BR/>Nice point, Pete. What happens when we don't stop at Anglicanism's precarious balance and want to go further, but can't? Anglo-Catholics, maybe? Who knows.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641068117855718120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1128372994370330142005-10-03T16:56:00.000-04:002005-10-03T16:56:00.000-04:00"I'm not going to sit at the edge of my seat and f..."I'm not going to sit at the edge of my seat and fail to participate in the Kingdom while I'm waiting. "<BR/><BR/>Well said. Anglicanism seems like a means to another end. For many of us evangelical folk it is a way to find catholicity. That in and of itself should speak to the precarious nature of anglicanism.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295156469257261349noreply@blogger.com