Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Sunday, January 2, 2011

51 Reasons not to be an American, Canadian or British Anglican

51 Reasons not to be an American, Canadian or British Anglican. Fed up with the expressions this scribe has seen.

There will be several reforms adopted here by this scribe--a few reasons, however, will keep this scribe in the Reformation and Reformed Anglican tradition WITHOUT TIES to Manglicans. Is Bob of Pittsburg, ACNA, needed to confirm the prayers of a body of Reformed believers? To give it the "Anglican umpff?" Hardly.

Am working on it, that is, the 51 reasons. The first ten reasons will be Bishops.

The first great reason: the Bishops. We probably could get 51 reasons simply from a list of the clerics. Ever met one worth following these days?

Willing to keep the 1662 BCP Psalter with singing alongside the CD-set from St. Paul's, London.

Working on the lectionary as well. Away with the Apocrypha for divine services.

We'll have other reforms to come, as well.

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