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Anglo-Catholicism
Anglo-Catholicism. The term ‘Anglo-Catholic’ is commonly used of that section or party within the Anglican Communion which stems from the Tractarian Movement of the 1830s. Anglo-Catholics hold a high doctrine of the Church and Sacraments; they attach importance to the ‘apostolic succession’, that is to an episcopal order derived from the Apostles; to the historic continuity of the C of E with the earliest centuries; and to the Church's ultimate independence of the State.
The original Tractarians were concerned with doctrine, and they revived religious communities and various practices of personal discipline such as the use of auricular confession and fasting; they were not much interested in ceremonial. Later Anglo-Catholics came to be regarded as preoccupied with the externals of worship and were known as ‘ritualists’. Despite opposition, many of the practices they advocated (e.g. the use of candles) spread throughout the C of E, and the increased frequency of celebrations of the Eucharist has owed much to their influence. See also OXFORD MOVEMENT. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Anglo-Catholicism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Anglo-Catholicism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AngloCatholicism.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Anglo-Catholicism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AngloCatholicism.html |
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Anglo‐catholicism
Anglo‐catholicism Developing rapidly from tractarianism in the 19th cent., it reached its peak in the 1920s and 1930s. Charles Gore transformed old tractarianism from a marginal phenomenon into the central force in the church; he achieved what Newman could not. Whereas tractarianism had stressed Anglican continuity from ancient times, extreme Anglo‐catholicism became a copy of ultramontane Roman catholicism, but at its best it was socialist in ethos, vigorous in socially deprived areas. After establishing more frequent communion, they added the trappings of candles, vestments, incense, reservation of the sacrament, and confession. In the 1920s, with evangelicalism weakened, Anglo‐catholicism was the moving force. But the second Vatican Council (1962–5) by ‘protestantizing’ catholic liturgy left the old‐style Anglo‐catholics an isolated group, for whom the ordination of women (1990s) became a major stumbling‐block.
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JOHN CANNON. "Anglo‐catholicism." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Anglo‐catholicism." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Anglocatholicism.html JOHN CANNON. "Anglo‐catholicism." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Anglocatholicism.html |
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Anglo-Catholicism
Anglo-Catholicism a tradition within the Anglican Church which is close to Catholicism in its doctrine and worship and is broadly identified with High Church Anglicanism. As a movement, Anglo-Catholicism grew out of the Oxford Movement of the 1830s and 1840s.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Anglo-Catholicism." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Anglo-Catholicism." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-AngloCatholicism.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Anglo-Catholicism." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-AngloCatholicism.html |
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Anglo-Catholics
Anglo-Catholics. Anglicans who embrace Catholic doctrines, especially of the church and sacraments, stressing continuity from the early Church.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Anglo-Catholics." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Anglo-Catholics." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-AngloCatholics.html JOHN BOWKER. "Anglo-Catholics." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-AngloCatholics.html |
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