Anglicanism

Anglicanism Beliefs
Anglicanism is a very complex concept. It is rather a tradition in Christianity, having a significant connection with the Church of England, or resembling its belief, church structure and worship practices. It is one of the principle streams of religious inclination emerging from Christianity, but Anglicanism beliefs can be remarkably distinguished. Read on to know more on Anglican beliefs and practices.

Rebel Bishops Threaten the Very Heart of Our Liberal Traditions
Will Hutton: Anglicanism is a liberal tradition central to the very conception of Englishness, but it finds itself under mounting threat

Anglican Conservative Accuses 'relic' Williams of Colonial Mindset
The Archbishop of Canterbury does not trust the ability of churches from developing countries, says Gafcon speaker

Cracks Begin to Show at Summit Discussing Gay Clergy Rift
Divisions arise at the Anglican conference as Archbishop of Nigeria talks of apostasy in the church

Vicious Hot Air Currents
Stephen Bates: Homosexuality is a useful unifier for the conservative flocks who agree on very little else

Anglican Rift on Gay Clergy Leads to Breakaway Summit
Conservative Anglican leaders have revealed plans for a breakaway summit for the hundreds of bishops who are expected to defy the Archbishop of Canterbury by boycotting the Lambeth Conference

US Anglicans in Huge Legal Case
The first of a series of multi-million dollar court disputes between the US Episcopal church and conservative parishes that broke away after the consecration of a gay bishop opened in Virginia yesterday.

Gay Us Bishop Plans Civil Partnership Ceremony
The openly gay US bishop whose appointment threatened to split the global Anglican church has said he hopes to hold a civil partnership ceremony with his long-time partner soon. Gene Robinson, the Episcopalian bishop of New Hampshire, said he wanted to have both a civil partnership...

Williams Gets Tough on Liberals to Save the Church
Episcopalians ordered to give up on gay blessings - Anglicans must wait on decision of US bishops

Archbishop Ushers in Detente With Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, today acknowledged there were "serious obstacles" to closer ties between Catholics and Anglicans, when they met in Rome.

Anglican Acclaim and Fury Over Woman Bishop
· Williams offers greetings but no congratulations · Conservatives say US vote will deepen divisions

Gays, Anglicanism, And Faith
The debate between members of the Episcopal Church is due to the unyielding position of the conservatives to accomodate the changing societal views about sex and gender.

US Anglicans Accused of Setting Up Own Religion
· British bishop intervenes in dispute over gay clergy · Episcopal church meets to elect new leader

US Church Elects First Woman Leader
The US Episcopal church stunned Christians across the world last night by unexpectedly electing the first woman primate in the Anglican church.

US Church Leader Edges Away From Gay Bishops Confrontation
The leader of the US Episcopal church, which is in danger of being expelled from the worldwide Anglican communion for its election of an openly homosexual bishop, has warned parishioners of the diocese of California that they would widen the confrontation it they chose another gay bishop.

Anglicans Pray for Eames Rescue Deal
Millions of Anglicans across the world will be praying this weekend that a report to be published on Monday will save their church from finally falling apart over the election of a gay bishop in the US. Church leaders are placing their trust in the avuncular and conciliatory figure of...

US Bishops' Cash Threat As Split Over Gays Widens
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is being warned that North American bishops will cut off funds from the Anglican church in Africa if they are disciplined for supporting the election of a gay bishop, in a row which threatens to split the worldwide church. A commission headed...

Evangelicals Shatter 'unity' in Gay Debate
An attempt by Canadian Anglicans to maintain the fragile unity of the worldwide communion by postponing a decision on authorising gay blessings was shattered within hours yesterday.

Canada's Anglicans Debate Blessing of Gay Unions
Fears of split grow as African leader says church is 'going berserk'. The precarious international unity of the worldwide Anglican communion will come under renewed strain tomorrow as the church in Canada decides whether to bless same-sex unions.

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US Anglicans Plot to Break Up Church
American Anglican traditionalists are plotting the break-up of their national church and the creation of a new fundamentalist church in the wake of its consecration of the openly gay bishop Gene Robinson. In spite of public assurances that they only wish to secure oversight by sympathetic...

US Defends Role for Evangelical Christian
The Pentagon stepped up to defend the high-level appointment of an evangelical Christian general who has described America's "war on terror" as a struggle between Judeo-Christian values and Satan. Lieutenant General William Boykin, a veteran of the elite Delta Force, is to head the hunt...

Vatican Eggs on Anglican Split in Us
Cardinal praises conference planning break over gay bishop. The Vatican has publicly endorsed US Episcopalian hardliners gathered in Dallas to plan the breakup of their liberal national church.

US Anglicans set for split over gay bishop
US Anglicans opposed to the election of a gay bishop are set to adopt a stern resolution at an emergency conference in Dallas, Texas, threatening to split the church unless Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, intervenes next week to prevent the appointment going ahead.

African Bishops Clash on Gay Issue
The leader of the Anglican church in Africa has launched a furious verbal assault on one of his fellow primates after the latter criticised him this month in an interview with the Guardian. Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria, who on Thursday was elected head of the council of African...

Storm Over Gay Bishop Election
Anglicanism in tumult at US church's appointment. The Anglican church in Britain and across the world was yesterday convulsed by the decision of the American church to appoint an openly gay man as a bishop.

US Anglicans Elect Gay Cleric As Bishop
The American cleric Gene Robinson became the first openly gay bishop in the worldwide Anglican communion last night after he was formally cleared of allegations of sexual misconduct.

New Child Sex Case Hits Australian Church
Australia's Anglican church has been thrown into fresh controversy after the author of an influential report on paedophilia within the Tasmanian church pleaded guilty to child sex charges. Michael Crowley, a former teacher and head of Tasmania's branch of the Australian Psychological...

Anglican Leader Raises Stakes With New Gay Outburst
The leader of the world's largest Anglican communion threatened to widen an already bitter rift by declaring yesterday that homosexuality was so unnatural that it was not seen in the world of animals. Peter Akinola, leader of the 17.5 million-strong church in Nigeria, hit out at the...

Gay Bishop Row May Spark Worldwide Schism
The leader of the biggest church in the worldwide Anglican communion yesterday deepened the crisis over homosexuality when he threatened to split with the Church of England if it proceeds with the consecration of its first gay bishop. Archbishop Peter Akinola, leader of the 17.5...

Rowan Williams Criticised By Australian Archbishop
Evangelical opponents of the new archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, received support yesterday in an extraordinary intervention by one of the Anglican church's senior Australian leaders. The archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen, who is on a preaching tour of England, called on Dr...