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1662 BCP- Altar, Table, Sacrifice

Instead of using the word "altar," the 1662 BCP uses the word, "Table." The word, "sacrifice" is used carefully....

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"The Myth of the Via Media, and other Canterbury Tales," by Mark Earngey

Mark Earngey

Dr. Mark Earngey, head of Church History and Christian Doctrine at Moore Theological College, recently spoke at GAFCON Australasia 2022 answering the question, "What is an authentic approach to Anglican identity?"...

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Family Morning and Evening Prayer

An abbreviated version of Family Morning and Evening Prayer adapted from An English Prayer Book (The Church Society, 1994) and The 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition (IVP Academic 2021)....

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Martin Luther and how Evangelicalism Departed from its Reformation Roots

John Wesley

My argument is this: By the year 1700, Protestant Christianity had begun developing significantly new practices and understandings of the Christian faith that focused upon Christian renewal, conversion, new birth and the coming millennial kingdom. These new practices and understandings were a dramatic departure not only from Roman Catholic Christianity, but also from the o...

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Martin Luther's Primary Concern in Liturgical Reformation

Martin Luther Cranach

Martin Luther's primary concern when constructing the German mass and order of the liturgy in 1526 was that the gospel be proclaimed for the people in their context....

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Worthy Reception of the Lord's Supper

Cranach Last Supper

Martin Luther on the worthy reception of the Lord's Supper....

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Infant Baptism and Discipleship

Infant Baptism

Infant baptism sets Christian discipleship from birth within a covenant context, which means means to understand discipleship as something connected to the ordinary means of God’s grace and the routine work of the church....

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‘Against Peril of Idolatry.’

The Book of Homilies

The homily, 'Against Peril of Idolatry,' in the Second Book of Homilies, makes four key points against the use of images, which, it says, are idols under another name. ...

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J.V. Fesko on The Illegitimacy of Paedocommunion

J.V. Fesko on The Illegitimacy of Paedocommunion. Just because infants are baptized and are members of the church does not mean that they are automatically entitled to participate in the Lord’s Supper....

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Adoption is Greater Mercy

Thomas Watson, "Adoption is greater mercy than Adam had in paradise."...

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