Encyclopedia - Cassock: Encyclopedia - Cassock
The cassock, an item of clerical clothing, is a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cassock: Encyclopedia Ii - Cassock - Western Practice Roman And Anglican
The cassock, also known as a soutane, comes in a number of styles, though no particular symbolism attaches to these. A Roman cassock has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinity Sunday: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinity Sunday - Anglican Practice
Traditionally, the Book of Common Prayer counts the remaining Sundays of the liturgical year until Advent as "Sundays after Trinity". Som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vestment: Encyclopedia Ii - Vestment - Roman Catholic, Anglican, And Protestant Vestments
For the Eucharist, each vestment symbolizes a spiritual dimension of the priesthood, with roots in the very origins of the Church. In som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglicanism: Encyclopedia - Anglicanism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vestment: Encyclopedia Ii - Vestment - Roman Catholic Anglican And Protestant Vestments
For the Eucharist, each vestment symbolizes a spiritual dimension of the priesthood, with roots in the very origins of the Church. In som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Deacon - Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy & Anglicanism
The diaconate is one of the three ordained offices in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Deacon - Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, & Anglicanism
The diaconate is one of the three ordained offices in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission: Encyclopedia - Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission
The Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) is an organization which seeks to make ecumenical progress between the Roman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 286 AD. It would e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Communion: Encyclopedia - Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is a world-wide organisation of Anglican Churches. There is no single "Anglican Church" since each national or reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Terminology: Encyclopedia - Anglican Terminology
The following terms have traditional meanings for the Anglican Church, and possibly beyond: A churchman is in principle a member of a ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Use: Encyclopedia - Anglican Use
The Anglican Use is an adaptation or usage of the liturgy of the Catholic Roman Rite that is used by some formerly Anglican ecclesial com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Australia: Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia, a member church of the Anglican Communion, was previously officially known as the Church of England in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Views Of Homosexuality: Encyclopedia - Anglican Views Of Homosexuality
The issue of homosexuality remains a controversy in the Anglican Communion. During the thirteenth Lambeth Conference in 1998 it was decid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Mexico: Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Mexico
The Anglican Church of Mexico (La Iglesia Anglicana de México) is the Anglican province in Mexico. It can trace its roots to Mexico's wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Canada: Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) is the Canadian branch of the Anglican Communion. It is made up of 800,000 members worshipping in 30 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Deacon - Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy & Anglicanism
The diaconate is one of the three ordained offices in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continuing Anglican Movement: Encyclopedia - Continuing Anglican Movement
The Continuing Anglican Movement is a group of Christian churches which follow the Anglican tradition but which split from a province of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Consultative Council: Encyclopedia - Anglican Consultative Council
The Anglican Consultative Council is one of the four "Instruments of Unity" of the Anglican Communion. It was created by a resolution of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Chant: Encyclopedia - Anglican Chant
Anglican chant is a method of singing prose translations of the Psalms in the Anglican church. Each verse, pair, group of three, or group...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Orthodoxy: Encyclopedia - Western Orthodoxy
Western Orthodoxy is a strand of Orthodox Christian worship adapted for congregations in traditionally Catholic or Protestant countries. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinity Sunday: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinity Sunday - Roman Catholic Practice
In the Roman Catholic Church it is officially known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Prior to the reforms of the Second Vatican...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eucharistic Discipline: Encyclopedia Ii - Eucharistic Discipline - Anglican/episcopalian Practice
From the Book of Common Prayer 1979 The Holy Eucharist is the sacrament commanded by Christ for the continual remembrance of his life, de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pectoral Cross: Encyclopedia Ii - Pectoral Cross - Roman Catholic Practice
Bishops wear a Pectoral Cross in both their regular dress and when attending or serving liturgy. If the bishop wears a clerical suit, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - List Of Western Roman Emperors
Gallic Emperors (259 to 273): Postumus: 259 to 268 Laelianus: 268 Usurper Marcus Aurelius Marius: 268 Victorinus: 268 to 271 Domitianus:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglicanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglicanism - Churchmanship
Anglicanism has always been characterised by diversity in theology and the ceremonial (or lack thereof) of the liturgy. Different individ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglicanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglicanism - Churches
Anglicanism is most commonly identified with the established Church of England, but Anglican churches exist in most parts of the world. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglicanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglicanism - Doctrine
Anglicans look for authority (in the formula of Richard Hooker) in Scripture, Tradition (the practices and writings of the historical chu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Usurper: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Usurper - Practical Effects
The usurpation mania of the third century had profound effects in the bureaucratic and military organization of the Empire. Fear of poten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Crisis Of The 3rd Century
Rome and the Italian peninsula began to experience an economic slowdown as industries and money began to move outward. Starting on March ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Crisis Of The 3rd Century
Starting on the 18th of March 235 AD with the assassination of the Emperor Alexander Severus, the Roman Empire fell into a period of fift...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - The Legacy And The Final Conquest Of Rome
As the Western Roman Empire crumbled, the barbarian warlords who had conquered the provinces felt compelled to uphold many Roman laws and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - The Legacy And The Final Conquest Of Rome
As the Western Roman Empire crumbled, the barbarian warlords who had conquered the provinces felt compelled to uphold many Roman laws and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Constantine The Great
Main article: Constantine The Great The system of the Tetrarchy quickly ran aground as the Western Empire's Constantius died unexpectedly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - The Tetrarchies And The Constantine Dynasty
Main article: Tetrarchy The external borders were largely quiet for the remainder of the Crisis of the Third Century, although between th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Byzantine Reconquest
Several times throughout the middle ages, the eastern Byzantine Empire managed to reconquer large areas of the West which had been occupi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Byzantine Reconquest
Several times throughout the middle ages, the eastern Byzantine Empire managed to reconquer large areas of the west which had been occupi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Communion: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglican Communion - History
Main article: see History of the Anglican Communion The Anglican Communion is a relatively recent concept. Ever since the Church of Engla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monk: Encyclopedia Ii - Monk - Anglican Monks
A small but hugely influential aspect of Anglicanism is its religious orders of monks. Shortly after the beginning of the revival of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglicanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglicanism - Leadership
The Archbishop of Canterbury has a precedence of honour over the other archbishops of the Anglican Communion. He is recognised as primus ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - Note On Liturgical Rites In Use Within The Latin Or Western Church
For many centuries there were as many or more liturgical rites in the Latin-Rite or Western Catholic Church, as in the East. In the after...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Mary Anglican: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Mary Anglican - Devotional Societies Within Anglicanism
Since the time of the Oxford Movement (also known as the "Catholic Revival") in the Church of England (and her sister churches), there ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vicar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vicar - Anglican
In the Church of England, vicar is the ordinary title given to certain parish priests. Historically, Anglican parish clergymen were divid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - List Of Western Roman Emperors
Gallic Emperors (259 to 273): Postumus: 259 to 268 Laelianus: 268 Usurper Marius: 268 Victorinus: 268 to 271 Domitianus: 271 Usurper Tet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Friends Of The Western Buddhist Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Friends Of The Western Buddhist Order - Practice
Because it draws on the whole of the Buddhist tradition there are a wide variety of practices current in the FWBO. Friends of the Wester...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Reunification Eastern Focus And Re-division
The Roman Empire was ruled by a single Emperor, but with the death of Constantine in 337 AD, civil war erupted among his three sons, divi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Reunification Eastern Focus And Re-division
Once again the Roman Empire was ruled by a single ruler, but with the death of Constantine in 337, civil war erupted among his three sons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism And The Roman World: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism And The Roman World - Western Knowledge Of Buddhism
Some knowledge of Buddhism existed quite early in the West. In the 2nd century CE, Clement of Alexandria, the father of Christian dogmati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Empire - The End Of The Western Empire 395–476
The year 476 AD is generally accepted as the end of the Western Roman Empire. In that year, Odoacer deposed his puppet Romulus Augustus (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglicanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglicanism - Religious Life
A small but hugely influential aspect of Anglicanism is its religious orders of monks and nuns. Shortly after the beginning of the reviva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Early Cultural Differences And Divisions Between East And West
As the Roman Republic expanded, it gradually reached a point in which the central goverment in Rome could not expect to rule effectively ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Early Cultural Differences And Divisions Between East And West
As the Roman Republic expanded, it gradually reached a point in which the central goverment in Rome could not expect to rule effectively ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Origins Of The Theological Great East-west Schism
Main article: East-West Schism At the beginning of Christianity the status and the office of the Bishop of Rome (who would latter become ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - The Origins Of The Theological Great East-west Schism
Main article: East-West Schism At the beginning of Christianity a office like the pope and even a organized and unified church didn´t ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primate Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Primate Religion - Anglican Communion
The title is often encountered in the churches of the Anglican Communion, which is divided into provinces each of which usually has a met...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acolyte: Encyclopedia Ii - Acolyte - Anglican Tradition
In Anglican churches such as The Episcopal Church in the US or The Church of England, altar servers are called acolytes and can be of any...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transubstantiation: Encyclopedia Ii - Transubstantiation - Anglicanism
Anglican Churches generally use the term "Real Presence" without necessarily being more precise, though many Anglican divines utilize the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transubstantiation: Encyclopedia Ii - Transubstantiation - Anglicanism
Anglican Churches generally use the term "Real Presence" without necessarily being more precise, though many Anglican divines utilize the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglicanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglicanism - Origins
See also: History of the Church of England While Anglicans acknowledge that the schism from papal authority under Henry VIII of England l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Two Military Danger Zones Rebellions Uprisings And Political Consequences
It was relativly easy to rule the Roman Empire, from the central capital of Rome, during peacetime. A eventual rebellion was expected and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Roman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Roman Empire - Two Military Danger Zones Rebellions Uprisings And Political Consequences
It was relativly easy to rule the empire, from its capital-city Rome, during peacetime. An eventual rebellion was expected and would happ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Christian Denominations: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Christian Denominations - Anglican/episcopal Church
List of Christian denominations - Independent Anglican and Continuing Anglican Movement Churches. African Orthodox Church African Angl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Communion: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglican Communion - What Holds The Communion Together?
Background Christianity Protestant Reformation Apostolic Succession Roman Catholicism Episcopal structure People Thomas Cranmer Henry VII...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arabic Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Arabic Name - Westernization Of Arab Naming Practices
It must be noted that many Arabic countries have now adopted a Westernized way of naming. This is the case for example in Lebanon and Mag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Easter Vigil: Encyclopedia Ii - Easter Vigil - Anglican Communion
Although the Easter Vigil is not universal in the Anglican Communion, its use has become far more common in recent decades. Formerly it w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglican Church Of Canada - History
The first Anglican clergy arrived in Canada as chaplains on John Cabot's expedition in 1497. The first Anglican Eucharist on Canadian ter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arabic Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Arabic Name - Westernization Of Arab Naming Practices
It must be noted that many Arabic countries have now adopted a Westernized way of naming. This is the case for example in Lebanon and Mag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Absolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Absolution - Anglicanism
In the Anglican Communion, absolution usually takes place after the General Confession during the Eucharist or during a Daily Rite. When ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - Terminology
Roman Catholic Church is a term that other Christian Churches often, though by no means exclusively, use for this Church. The Church itse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dean Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Dean Religion - Anglican Communion
In most of the Anglican Communion the dean is the chief resident clergyperson of a cathedral or other collegiate church and the head of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sydney Anglicans: Encyclopedia Ii - Sydney Anglicans - Evangelical Distinctives
Because of Sydney's commitment to Evangelical theology and practice, many non-Evangelical Anglicans within the diocese have felt threaten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglicanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglicanism - Social Issues
A question of whether or not Christianity is a pacifist religion has remained a matter of debate for Anglicans. In 1937, the Anglican Pac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liturgical Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Liturgical Year - Anglican And Protestant Churches
Some Protestant churches recognize a liturgical year, including Anglicans, Methodists, Presbyterians and Lutherans. In general those Prot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confirmation Sacrament: Encyclopedia Ii - Confirmation Sacrament - Anglican/episcopal Views
The traditional view of the Anglican Communion, taken from the Thirty-Nine Articles, is that Confirmation or Affirmation of Baptism is no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - Liturgy
The Catholic Church sees the eucharistic liturgy, the celebration of the Mystery of Christ, in particular the Paschal Mystery of his deat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sydney Anglicans: Encyclopedia Ii - Sydney Anglicans - History
The Diocese stretches from Lithgow in the west, the Hawkesbury River in the north and nearly to Batemans Bay in the South. It encompasses...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Views Of Homosexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglican Views Of Homosexuality - Gay Bishop Controversy
On August 2003 the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire elected an openly gay priest, Gene Robinson as bishop. This came shortly after a si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Culture - Description
The concept of Western culture is generally linked to the classical definition of Western world. In this definition, Western culture is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - Overview
The Roman Catholic Church traces its origins to Saint Peter, apostle to Rome. It rose to prominence with the Constantinian shift in the l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Diocese Of Worcester: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglican Diocese Of Worcester - Source
Bath & Wells | Birmingham | Bristol | Canterbury | Chelmsford | Chichester | Coventry | Derby | Ely | Exeter | Gibraltar in Europe |...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - Beliefs
The Catholic Church is a Christian church, and therefore shares core beliefs with the majority of other trinitarian groups generally cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - Sacraments
The Roman Catholic Church, like other ancient Christian Churches such as the Eastern Orthodox Church, recognizes and administers seven sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor - Titles And Positions
Although these are the commonest offices, titles, and positions, one should note that not all Roman Emperors used them, nor were all of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Choir Dress: Encyclopedia Ii - Choir Dress - Roman Catholic Choir Dress
Choir dress in the Roman Catholic Church is worn when attending a liturgy that is not the Mass, especially the liturgy of the hours, or, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Church Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglican Church Of Canada - Dioceses And Provinces
The ACC is divided into four ecclesiastical provinces, and 30 dioceses. Each province has its own archbishop and each diocese has a bisho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor - Overview
There was no constitutional office of "Roman Emperor" (the first person actually to bear that title was Michael I Rhangabes in the early ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - The Hierarchical Constitution Of The Church
Roman Catholic Church - The Pope. What most obviously distinguishes the Catholic Church from other Christian bodies is the link between...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - The Consecrated Life
Consecrated Life, referred to also as Religious Life, is a way of Christian living within the Catholic Church that, publicly professed, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Mary Anglican: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Mary Anglican - Objectives
The stated objectives of the Society are: To love and honor Mary To spread devotion to her in reparation for past neglect and misunderst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholicism - Distinctive Beliefs And Practices
Catholicism - Beliefs. Catholic Churches share certain essential distinctive beliefs and practices (though some Anglicans and Lutherans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Culture - History
The ancient Greek conception of science, philosophy, democracy, architecture, literature, and art provided a foundation embraced and buil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - Relations With Other Christians
The Catholic Church attributes very high authority to 21 Ecumenical Councils: Nicaea I (325), Constantinople I (381), Ephesus (431), Chal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - Criticisms And Controversies
Over the centuries, the Catholic Church has encountered criticisms for numerous reasons. (Some particular controversies are discussed in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Apostasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Apostasy - Anglicans And Episcopalians - A Middle Way
The reception of the Reformation views of a general falling away from the Christian faith, by the Church of England and other churches of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anglican Church: American History Dictionary - Anglican Church
Definition and meaning of Anglican church:   Anglican church The Anglican church became the official Church of England during...   » Read the article