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Alexander Nowell

A Catechism by Alexander Nowell

translated from the Latin by Thomas Norton, 1570 A.D.

The famous Large Catechism, transcribed by Irene C. Teas.
It is in html format, with footnotes. Some minor navigation tools and notes are missing.

(Posted 2/4/2002)

To view and read online click here. To download a zip archive containing the entire Catechism in Microsoft Word format, click here.

Anglican Teaching: An Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles

by WG Wilson and JH Templeton

First published in 1962 in Dublin by the Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge, this book provides a brief introduction to the historic Anglican Way through the lens of the Thirty-nine Articles.

Transcription by Irene C Teas, whose web pages, Anglican Books Revitalized, contain many other Anglican titles

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Andrew Sparrow

A Rationale upon the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England

by Anthony Sparrow (1672)

A fascinating commentary on the entirety of the 1662 BCP, long considered one of the "standards" of classical Anglican divinity, but, like so much of such material, long fallen by the wayside.

Hosted by Project Canterbury, the leading on-line resource for documents pertaining to the classical Anglican Way.

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The Book of Common Prayer Online Archive


maintained by Chad Wohlers

This is a superb resource, with most English language editions of the Book of Common Prayer available in various electronic formats either on the site or through links to other sites.

Among the many resources are:

Many other editions of the BCP are available here, as are a number of works related to the BCP, and links to online books about the BCP.

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Ordaining Women as Deacons: A Reappraisal of the Anglican Mission in America's Policy

74 pp in pdf format; By The Rev'd J.S.S. Patterson, Assistant Rector, St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church (AMiA), Member of the Board of the PBS

From the Introduction
In July 2003 a paper entitled "A Report of the Study Concerning the Ordination of Women Undertaken by the Anglican Mission in America: A Survey of the Leading Theological Convictions" (henceforth the "Report") was made public.1 Subsequently the archbishop of the Anglican Mission in America, the Most Reverend Emmanuel Kolini (Archbishop of the Episcopal Province of Rwanda) decided to allow only men to be ordained as presbyters (priests) and consecrated as bishops, but to permit both men and women to be made deacons.

Though the Report gives considerable attention to the question as to whether the Scriptures will allow women to be ordained as priests or consecrated as bishops, only 9 of its 141 pages (a modest 6% of its length) are given explicitly to the question of the diaconate. I think there is more that must be said on this matter. This paper is intended to expand and deepen our discussion of the diaconate, thereby inviting further reflection upon the AMiA's current practice.

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