Why does God want ceremony and not just sincerity? Doesn’t the Lord just want us to be “authentic” in our worship and to avoid rites that fall into rote, empty worship? Isn’t liturgical worship just a form of phariseeism? And shouldn’t the funds that go into beautiful church buildings and vestments go to the poor and other pressing needs of ... Read More

We pick up our discussion of The Church of England and Christian Antiquity (2009), with the author Dr. Jean-Louis Quantin, a historian of English and Anglican history, and professor at the Sorbonne, Paris, France. In Episode 5 we had the first part of our discussion with Dr. Quantin, setting the context for the Elizabethan Settlement in the sixteenth century, looking ... Read More

We live in an era where important doctrines fall on hard times. Baptismal regeneration may be just one of those teachings. Rejected by most Puritans and by a lot of American evangelicals, baptismal regeneration is actually an important cornerstone of historic classical Anglicanism. Join Fr. Brian and Dcn. Bart as they discuss baptism, regeneration, conversion, and justification.   Participants:

Some Christians will often talk of “assurance of salvation.” Basically, how does the Christian know he is saved–that he will enjoy eternity with Christ? While the Church has a historic method or emphases to handle such concerns, there are newer and possibly more destructive ways of doing so. Dcn. Bart and Fr. Brian talk about what Anglicanism has to say ... Read More

What is the epiclesis? And why do some classical prayer books have one (like the 1928 American) while others (like the 1662 English) do not? Fr. Brian and Dcn. Bart discuss the history of the epiclesis in Anglicanism, and what it means for our worship today   Participants:

(Image credit: Life of Luther, Bookplate 35) The Anglican liturgy has always received much attention, as one of the major focal points of the Anglican tradition. However in recent decades it has been uniquely attacked by revisionist historians as an entry point into discarding the historic liturgy altogether. And yet despite claims to having scholarship, there has been little comment ... Read More

Few topics have brought contention and division in our world today to the extent that the so-called conflict between science and faith had. No one seems to doubt that such a conflict exists, from the pop-science atheists in the media, to the Christians locked away in their bunker. However we seek to get beyond the pop headlines and the manufactured ... Read More

C.S. Lewis once said, “Christianity is either incredibly important or not important at all; one thing it can’t be is somewhat important.” How do we understand and interpret what Christianity says or teaches? It has been a vexing topic for centuries, and the stakes could not be any higher. New doctrines are multiplying, and new interpretations are now created nearly ... Read More

Philosophy traditionally has been seen as the study of the highest natural principles, such as logic, ethics, and the structure of reality, which secondary fields like science depend on to form their conclusions. In recent times philosophy has become a contested field with countless competing understandings, schools of thought, constructions, deconstructions, and opinions which mutually contradict each other. But it ... Read More

Jane Austen, the famed author of beloved period novels and romances set in nineteenth century England had an aspect largely unknown today — she was a devoted and pious Anglican. The themes of religion, clergy, God, and providence frequently appear in Austen’s novels, yet scholars in analyzing such themes have not drawn much attention to Austen’s own religious beliefs they ... Read More