I was perusing through some old threads and remembered this one. Having recently spoken to a couple of bishops along these lines I thought I might comment again.
There seems to be three sides to Anglicanism;
1) Anglo-catholic. basically Rome without a pope. Still hold to regenerational baptism, hyper covenantal concerning children, very tradition oriented, etc.
2) Charismatic. Those with a less literal understanding of scripture. Even some hints of modern charismatic beliefs. yet still hold to the basics, as held to by the Church.
3) Evangelicals. The four and five point calvinists. The reformer types. Less traditional with more emphasis on preaching.
These lines are blurry at times. Some conservative pastors can preach in a manner more characteristic of modern preaching. Some Charismatics are hyper-covenantal. Some evangelicals still hold to old traditions in practice. Within the REC, I would say we are centered on evangelical, but with a little of new and old in the mix. I do know every ordained male upholds TULIP tho the L can at times seem lost. None support gay ordination. Some are a bit hyper-covenantal. Most are A-Millenial tho a few are pre. None are post. All have a high view of tradition but uphold sola scriptura. Feel free to ask any further questions and I'll attempt to answer.
Finding a good episcopal/anglican type church is the same as anywhere. Some are good but some are not. As for the CoE, I don't think it is nearly as influential as it used to be, and of lat it has had significant problems. Whether or not it can continue to remain acceptably christian or not is another matter.
God bless,
william
Last edited by averagefellar; Fri Dec 10, 20044:14 PM.
