The following excerpts are those cited in The North American Anglican’s Synopsis of Anglican Political Thought, arranged topically. It is hoped that the full force of the Anglican tradition on these topics will be better felt by reprinting the words of our forebears rather than merely referencing them. The Civil and Spiritual Realms “In this…
Forward in Faith North American Annual Assembly 2025 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from…
Anglican Spirituality: An Introduction. By Greg Peters. Eugene: Cascade Books, 2024. 87pp. $17.00 (paperback). I first heard about Anglican Spirituality through a critical review titled “Not Anglican Enough.” This review had been making the rounds in some of the social media circles I frequent. The reviewer complained that there was little in the book that…
A Reply I appreciate Rev. Crosby for his well-written article in response to my critique of Reformation Anglicanism, “Elizabethan Anglicanism and the Reformed Tradition,” and I apologize for my delay in responding to it. In criticizing my “unhelpfully narrow picture of what it means to be Reformed,” he has provided me the opportunity to clarify…
A Walk in the Ancient Western LectionaryA Walk in the Ancient Western Lectionary: An Introduction Come Thou Long Expected Jesus – The First Sunday in Advent Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending – Second Sunday in Advent On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist Cries – Third Sunday in Advent O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – The…
Christians should talk about politics. The prejudice many Christians have against political disagreement and debate isn’t healthy. Honesty requires laying all political tactics aside. Telling Christians they shouldn’t “talk about politics” is itself a political tactic and a political statement. We must make that clear to ourselves. Every political tactic, such as this one, has…
Or, How Art Styles Dictate Religious Piety A while ago a book by the art historian Elizabeth Lev called How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art was released to much acclaim in our corners of the internet. The title implies a lofty goal, one which I am…
That Blessed Liberty: Episcopal Bishops and the Development of the American Republic 1789-1860. By Miles Smith IV and Adam Carrington. South Bend, IN: Prolego Press, 2025. 179 pp. $22 (hardcover). In the ongoing search for Anglican identity, contemporary American Anglicans have understandably looked to the historic Church of England for guidance. However, Miles Smith IV…
A Walk in the Ancient Western LectionaryA Walk in the Ancient Western Lectionary: An Introduction Come Thou Long Expected Jesus – The First Sunday in Advent Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending – Second Sunday in Advent On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist Cries – Third Sunday in Advent O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – The…
Modern Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox alike revel in undermining faith in the doctrine that all things necessary for salvation may be found through Holy Scripture. The favorite argument for polemists from those communions is that the canon of Scripture did not create itself, therefore how would anyone know what constitutes Holy Scripture without the…