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This journal upholds classical Anglican theology, rooted in Scripture, the 39 Articles, and the Book of Common Prayer. Committed to social, moral, and theological orthodoxy, we explore our rich tradition to strengthen Christ’s Church with timeless wisdom, piety, and truth.
By What Authority? Voice, Vocation, and Ministry in a Digital Age
“By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?” — Matt. 21:23 Long gone are the days when the country parson was the conventional model of Christian ministry—a man known by name to every family in his parish, whose work was to preach the Word, administer the Sacraments, and take upon…
We Shall Gather
5. Concerning the seven Councils of the undivided Church, we affirm the teaching of the first four Councils and the Christological clarifications of the fifth, sixth and seventh Councils, in so far as they are agreeable to the Holy Scriptures. – Point 5, The Fundamental Declarations The great Councils of the Church, before the split…
In Search of the Church in England
An American Anglican Returns After Twenty-Eight Years I once heard a remarkable statement from someone who had emigrated from Communist Hungary to America. He escaped by swimming the Danube River under gunfire to western shores. He said that he was born American; he just didn’t realize it until he was 18 years old. Well, I…
Thomas Aquinas and Human Law
How humans interact and conduct themselves is the concern of the law in general and since Christ has a great deal to say about how we live and treat each other, the law undoubtedly catches both approving nods and nasty looks from Christians on occasion. Every election cycle, for example, there seems an inherent need…
On Anglican Documents and the Declaration of Principles of the Free Church of England
Last weekend, the Morning Service at Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Waynesboro, VA was according to the 1789 Book of Common Prayer as we wished to use the liturgy. I took the trouble to look over Mant and Wilson’s “Exposition of the Rubrics of the Book of Common Prayer” as I sought to educate myself on…
A Sermon on the Misery of All Mankind (Part 2)
The First Book of Homilies, Homily 2: A Sermon of the Misery of All Mankind and of His Condemnation to Death Everlasting by His Own Sin (Part 2) The Second Part of the Sermon of the Misery of Man. FORASMUCH as the true knowledge of ourselves is very necessary to come to the right knowledge of…
Book Review: The Rules and Exercises of Holy Dying – Definitive Edition
The Rules and Exercises of Holy Dying: Definitive Edition. By Jeremy Taylor. Edited by C. T. Sacred Standard Books, 2025. 425 pp. $30 (paper). My work here is not to please the speculative part of men, but to minister, to practice, to preach to the weary, to comfort the sick, to assist the penitent, to…
The Methods and Effects of the Oxford Movement on Missions in Victorian England
In 1838, Edward B. Pusey delivered two sermons before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG) in which he strongly argued that it was the Church as an institution that had been ordained by God to convert the heathen rather than individuals as members of missionary societies.[1] It was not enough, Pusey argued,…
The Goodness of God’s Law
A Homily on the Decalogue As I mentioned at the beginning of this series, the Church has traditionally approached catechesis through three main topics: The Creed, the Decalogue, and the Lord’s Prayer. This week, we begin the second section: the 10 Commandments or Decalogue. Though the Decalogue is one of the most familiar aspects…
An Invitation
The following excerpt from Sarah Reardon’s Home Songs is published with permission from Wipf and Stock Publishers. To find the one who leaves the ninety-nine Is not to follow in your father’s line, But is to enter narrow doors and dine On bread and drink which ninety-nine decline.