Abstract
A brief description of Henry VIII's decision to found the Anglican Church along with a personal reflection on whether the author of the paper would have made the same choice.

From the Paper
"King Henry VIII's decision to found the Anglican Church began with what contemporary observers termed the King's Great Matter the King's attempted annulment of his marriage to his then wife Catherine of Aragon. Popular perception views Henry's decision as purely based on a desire to father a male heir and to marry the much younger Anne Boleyn without considering the larger implications of the issues involved."

Tags:Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Anglican church, Act of Supremacy

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This paper describes the origins, core values and doctrines of the Anglican Church and of the Orthodox Church, which comprise several denominations. The paper explains that while the Anglicans and Orthodoxy view each other as being dissimilar, they can never deny that they are of the same faith and belief since these are all centered on the belief of the Risen Christ and the love He preached. The paper also reports on the achievements of the Lambeth Conference, which attempted to pave the way for a future possible unification of the divided churches especially on the American continent.

From the Paper
"The Orthodox Church traces its beginnings to "the one, undivided Church, said to have begun on the day of Pentecost, 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ. Already by the 4th century the term 'Orthodox Christian' was used to designate those Christians who remained faithful to the totality of the teaching of Jesus Christ and the apostles, as opposed to those who were known as 'heretics' who promoted false doctrines and beliefs. The term 'orthodox' means 'correct believing' or 'correct, true glory.'"

Tags:continuation england respect, lambeth conference, dialogues

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This paper compares and contrasts the Roman Catholic Mass and the Anglican Church's Order of the Eucharist. In discussing these two Christian rituals, the paper focuses on the meaning of the Eucharist, transubstantiation and the effects of Vatican II.

Tags:Roman Catholic, Mass, Anglican Order, Eucharist, transubstantiation Christian

Abstract
William Law was one of the non-jurors, English and Scottish clergymen who refused to break their oath of allegiance to James II and take the oath to William III after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Though he was influenced by many mystics, from the pseudo-Dionysius in the fifth century to Madame Guyon in the seventeenth, beginning in the 1730s Law became increasingly enraptured by the mystic, Jacob Boehme (1575-1624). Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, Henry Venn, William Wilberforce each described reading the book as a major turning-point in his life and Law's influence has continued down through the ages including his popularity with Evangelicals and Charismatics in the current age.

From the Paper
"William Law was born in 1686, the son of a grocer and died in1761. Not much is known of his early life but even at the age of about eighteen whilst attending Cambridge he showed a very determined approach to life, making a list of rules for his self-conduct. The rules revolved around doing Gods' will and not wasting one second of precious time in any unfruitful activity. Perhaps the last rule sums their tenor up: "To spend some time in giving an account of the day" how have I spent the day? what sin have I committed? What temptations have I withstood? Have I performed all my duties?"

Tags:boehme, jacob, law, mystic

Abstract
This paper describes the struggle to be the one to wield power in a small Anglican diocese. Trollope's purpose is to show the human foibles and politics of the Church of England and how the emphasis of the Church has drifted from God, faith, and the religious guidance of the Church's congregation to politics and the power of the clergy. It explains how "Barchester Towers" does not deal with a power struggle for religious ideals. Rather, it depicts an ecclesiastical power struggle and the vain thirst for personal power among Barchester's churchmen.

From the Paper
"Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers is concerned with social change in 19th century England. Trollope's purpose is to show the human foibles and politics of the Church of England and how the emphasis of the Church has drifted from God, faith, and the religious guidance of the Church's congregation to politics and the power of the clergy. In short, Barchester Towers does not deal with a power struggle for religious ideals. Rather, it depicts an ecclesiastical power struggle and the vain thirst for personal power among Barchester's churchmen. In this battle, several influential men of consequence endeavor to "rule the roast" (18) and to become Barchester's cock of the walk (142). Ironically, the bishop's willful wife Mrs. Proudie thwarts their ambitions. One situation in the novel that Trollope uses to illustrate the clergy's aspirations and their neglect of religious principles is the battle between Mrs. Proudie and her adversaries, Chaplain Slope and the Bishop of Barchester."

Tags:anglican, barchester, english, literature, towers, trollope, victorian

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This paper examines ?the doctrine of justification by faith alone? by one of the greatest minds of the past, Samuel Johnson, an influential Anglican, who argues against salvation for the infant and the mentally handicapped because of their impossibility of faith. The author points out that the Heidelberg Catechism stated an idea that begins to be more positive towards the salvation of infants and the mentally handicapped. The paper relates that some of the most modern concepts of the Protestant movement stress, without doubt, that their salvation is allowed.

From the Paper
"Here, there is a hint that there might be circumstances under which Johnson "and by extrapolation, other thinkers of his day and certainly those to whom he preached" would accept the possibility of salvation for infants and the mentally handicapped. Or not. To Johnson, trust implied a kind of resignation to the honesty or abilities of the other. On that basis, however, Johnson opens himself up to other substantial criticisms. One of the most paramount is this: if trust is, as he believes resignation to the honesty or abilities of others, and the other in this instance is God, then is God not necessarily deserving of complete trust?"

Tags:impossibility, anglican, catechism, protestant, johnson

Abstract
This paper discusses Milton's poem as it is broken up into five sections -the introduction in which Milton discusses his reluctance to write a poem before he is mature; a lament for the death of Lycidas and the fear that Milton himself will die before his work is completed; an attack against the Anglican clergy; a transitional interlude beautifully describing different flowers and a description of Lycidas' resurrection and entrance to heaven.

From the Paper
"Here, then, is the third world of "Lycidas" in which the natural world is filled with Christian imperatives. Milton writes of St. Peter's visit to Lycidas' body, where he progresses from lamenting the death of a good priest to denouncing the bad clergy using the pastoral image of the shepherd as a spiritual leader or poet-priest of his flock, or his congregation. Coupled with references to Lycidas and his companions as shepherds, the leaders of a Christian flock, St. Peter connects Lycidas with biblical connotations of the Lord as shepherd. Clearly, this scene reflects Milton's despair over the loss of King, for the death of such a pastoral singer is not only the destruction of a poet but also the death of a priest. While Lycidas had faithfully performed his pastoral duties and, as a result, created balance and harmony, St. Peter warns us of the impending wrath of a just God."

Tags:anglican, god, christian

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This paper discusses that the Puritans were a highly restrictive people; they believed that their religion was the only correct one. The paper reveals that most of Puritan society revolved around religion, although there is no actual "Puritan religion" of which to speak; mostly, Puritan society came about because many people arrived in America with non-conformist views toward the Anglican Church. The author states that the concept of Manifest Destiny was important to the Puritans and was reflected in American history because many people believed that it was their God-given right and destiny to expand out toward the West Coast and conquer the lands that they found there.

From the Paper
"As for the religious leaders and holy men of Puritan society, they believed that they were far superior to everyone else. This did not include only the people in the Puritan society, but people of other races, nationalities, and religions as well. Often, the Puritan holy men were very rich, but they felt threatened and frightened by individuals of other religions who shared the same duties over their flocks as the Puritan leaders had over theirs. Puritan holy men were believed to be devoid of original sin, and they taught the Puritan society to believe that anyone who preached another religion was an instrument of the devil. They encouraged this not only because they felt threatened by other religious leaders, but also because many of the other religions were more open and accessible to the general public, and the Puritan holy men wished to continue to control society through religion."

Tags:restrictive, women, leaders, manifest, anglican

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This paper examines how, between 1603 and 1611, James I made many attempts to create a "Jacobethan balance" in his determination to include as many people as possible in his Anglican Church. It looks at how these attempts centered largely around his efforts to separate the extreme Puritans from those who were prepared to conform to his rule and how by well-chosen appointments and discriminating clerical patronage, he successfully guided the Church of England into the middle ground.

From the Paper
"The most extreme Puritans referred to themselves as the "Godly Elect", which obviously was some cause for resentment, and believed in Predestination (that they were already destined for a place in heaven) and thus lived very "Godly" lives; they set out to convince themselves of this and so they could interpret any occurrence in ways that suited them and such ideologies. Their deliberate self-separation made them a potential threat, but most Puritans (not all of whom even saw themselves precisely as such) conformed politically as well as religiously (as the King was head of the Church of England, the two were inseparable), similarly to the Closet Catholics, who were also well tolerated in James's reign (some cause of jealousy for the Puritans - Parliament suggested many times that Recusancy Laws be strengthened, mainly as a result of their relaxation in the face of the Spanish (and French) Match, later in James's reign."

Tags:church, anglicans, england

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This paper examines one of the more historically consequential revolutions in Western history, looking at a specific set of precedents that lead up to the English Civil War of 1642. This war changed in many ways the manner in which the English thought about their government, and it rewrote the nature of power relations among the different national and quasi-national factions in the British Isles. This paper examines one particular element of the English Revolution, looking at the Scottish Covenanter Party and its reaction to the Anglican Prayer Book. This is not to say that the English Civil War was essentially or primarily a religious war, although certainly differences over religion played into it, but the roots of the series of political upheavals that collectively constitute the English Civil War were based as much in economics as in religion, and as much in philosophy (or at least political philosophy) as in economics. Before looking specifically at the effects of the Scottish Covenanter Party and its reaction to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, the paper summarizes, in broad terms, the overall causes, religious and otherwise, of this war that began in that period following the Renaissance during which modern ideas of governance and of the rights of individuals were being developed.

From the Paper
"Not only did the introduction of the Anglican Prayer Book cause riots in Scotland, but it also prompted a group of Scots to invade England under the banner of the Covenanters. Fearful for the safety of his throne, Charles called Parliament into session to ask them for funds to defeat the Covenanters. But Parliament (some to thwart the power of a hated king, some because they sided with the Covenanters that the Anglican Prayer Book was too Catholic) would not give Charles the authority to raise money to fight the Scots so Charles dissolved Parliament."

Tags:James, Catholic, Court, of, Star, Chamber, Henrietta, Maria