Norman Doe
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198267829
- eISBN:
- 9780191683381
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198267829.003.0008
- Subject:
- Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law
This chapter examines faith and doctrine in the churches of the Anglican Communion. It reveals that the function of proclamation of faith has been traditionally reserved for ordained ministers of the ...
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This chapter examines faith and doctrine in the churches of the Anglican Communion. It reveals that the function of proclamation of faith has been traditionally reserved for ordained ministers of the church and that the imposition of legal duties on members of the laity is not a general practice of Anglican churches. Anglican canon laws do not define the beliefs of churches and simply refer to doctrines found elsewhere. Doctrines derived from the Holy Scripture and the Thirty-Nine Articles are still recognized as canonical doctrine in a large number of churches.Less
This chapter examines faith and doctrine in the churches of the Anglican Communion. It reveals that the function of proclamation of faith has been traditionally reserved for ordained ministers of the church and that the imposition of legal duties on members of the laity is not a general practice of Anglican churches. Anglican canon laws do not define the beliefs of churches and simply refer to doctrines found elsewhere. Doctrines derived from the Holy Scripture and the Thirty-Nine Articles are still recognized as canonical doctrine in a large number of churches.
F. C. MATHER
- Published in print:
- 1992
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202271
- eISBN:
- 9780191675263
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202271.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History, History of Religion
In order to fully appreciate Samuel Horsley's position it is necessary to enquire first into what his High Churchmanship comprised, then to establish where he stood in relation to other church ...
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In order to fully appreciate Samuel Horsley's position it is necessary to enquire first into what his High Churchmanship comprised, then to establish where he stood in relation to other church leaders who were sometimes bracketed with him, and how important these were in the composition of the later Georgian Church. His outlook embraced four distinctively High Church features. Firstly, he believed strongly in the divine origin of the ministerial commission and that episcopacy was the means chosen by the apostles for transmitting spiritual authority to the clergy down the ages to his own time. Second, his High Churchmanship was signalized by a leaning to the Catholic view of the Eucharist. Reverence for the older liturgies was consonant with a third characteristic of his High Church outlook: an emphasis upon the mysterious quality of the Christian religion. The fourth component of the bishop's opinions that placed him squarely in the High Church camp was the importance he assigned to tradition as a mentor of church doctrine and practice.Less
In order to fully appreciate Samuel Horsley's position it is necessary to enquire first into what his High Churchmanship comprised, then to establish where he stood in relation to other church leaders who were sometimes bracketed with him, and how important these were in the composition of the later Georgian Church. His outlook embraced four distinctively High Church features. Firstly, he believed strongly in the divine origin of the ministerial commission and that episcopacy was the means chosen by the apostles for transmitting spiritual authority to the clergy down the ages to his own time. Second, his High Churchmanship was signalized by a leaning to the Catholic view of the Eucharist. Reverence for the older liturgies was consonant with a third characteristic of his High Church outlook: an emphasis upon the mysterious quality of the Christian religion. The fourth component of the bishop's opinions that placed him squarely in the High Church camp was the importance he assigned to tradition as a mentor of church doctrine and practice.
Joseph M. Palacios
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- February 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226645001
- eISBN:
- 9780226645025
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226645025.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sociology of Religion
The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that ...
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The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for instance, that binds parishioners in America with those in Mexico? For the author of this book, what unites Catholics is a sense of being Catholic—a social imagination that motivates them to promote justice and build a better world. In this book, he gives readers a feeling for what it means to be Catholic and put one's faith into action. Tracing the practices of a group of parishioners in Oakland, California, and another in Guadalajara, Mexico, the author reveals parallels—and contrasts—in the ways these ordinary Catholics receive and act on a church doctrine that emphasizes social justice. Whether they are building a supermarket for the low-income elderly or waging protests to promote school reform, these parishioners provide important insights into the construction of the Catholic social imagination. Throughout, the author also offers important new cultural and sociological interpretations of Catholic doctrine on issues such as poverty, civil and human rights, political participation, and the natural law.Less
The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for instance, that binds parishioners in America with those in Mexico? For the author of this book, what unites Catholics is a sense of being Catholic—a social imagination that motivates them to promote justice and build a better world. In this book, he gives readers a feeling for what it means to be Catholic and put one's faith into action. Tracing the practices of a group of parishioners in Oakland, California, and another in Guadalajara, Mexico, the author reveals parallels—and contrasts—in the ways these ordinary Catholics receive and act on a church doctrine that emphasizes social justice. Whether they are building a supermarket for the low-income elderly or waging protests to promote school reform, these parishioners provide important insights into the construction of the Catholic social imagination. Throughout, the author also offers important new cultural and sociological interpretations of Catholic doctrine on issues such as poverty, civil and human rights, political participation, and the natural law.
Norman Doe
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198267829
- eISBN:
- 9780191683381
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198267829.003.0014
- Subject:
- Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the worldwide perspective of canon law of churches in the Anglican Communion. It suggests that there are unifying principles in Anglican ...
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This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the worldwide perspective of canon law of churches in the Anglican Communion. It suggests that there are unifying principles in Anglican churches. These include legal unity in ecclesiastical government, in the institutional organization of churches, in the laws of the ministry, and in the subjects of doctrine and liturgy. This chapter concludes that Anglican churches are united on the legal level by virtue of their relations with the state in which they exist.Less
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the worldwide perspective of canon law of churches in the Anglican Communion. It suggests that there are unifying principles in Anglican churches. These include legal unity in ecclesiastical government, in the institutional organization of churches, in the laws of the ministry, and in the subjects of doctrine and liturgy. This chapter concludes that Anglican churches are united on the legal level by virtue of their relations with the state in which they exist.
Andrew Dell'Antonio
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520269293
- eISBN:
- 9780520950108
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520269293.001.0001
- Subject:
- Music, History, Western
The early seventeenth century, when the first operas were written and technical advances with far-reaching consequences—such as tonal music—began to develop, is also notable for another shift: the ...
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The early seventeenth century, when the first operas were written and technical advances with far-reaching consequences—such as tonal music—began to develop, is also notable for another shift: the displacement of aristocratic music-makers by a new professional class of performers. This book looks at a related phenomenon: the rise of a cultivated audience whose skill involved listening rather than playing or singing. Drawing from contemporaneous discourses and other commentaries on music, the visual arts, and Church doctrine, this book links the new ideas about cultivated listening with other intellectual trends of the period: humanistic learning, contemplative listening (or watching) as an active spiritual practice, and musical mysticism as an ideal promoted by the Church as part of the Catholic Reformation.Less
The early seventeenth century, when the first operas were written and technical advances with far-reaching consequences—such as tonal music—began to develop, is also notable for another shift: the displacement of aristocratic music-makers by a new professional class of performers. This book looks at a related phenomenon: the rise of a cultivated audience whose skill involved listening rather than playing or singing. Drawing from contemporaneous discourses and other commentaries on music, the visual arts, and Church doctrine, this book links the new ideas about cultivated listening with other intellectual trends of the period: humanistic learning, contemplative listening (or watching) as an active spiritual practice, and musical mysticism as an ideal promoted by the Church as part of the Catholic Reformation.
D. Paul Sullins
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- October 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199860043
- eISBN:
- 9780190263416
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199860043.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Alone of all world religions, the Catholic Church requires its ordinary clergy—not just monks and nuns—to practice celibacy. One justification for this is the idea that celibate priests can be more ...
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Alone of all world religions, the Catholic Church requires its ordinary clergy—not just monks and nuns—to practice celibacy. One justification for this is the idea that celibate priests can be more fully devoted to the service of God and their parish since their commitment is not divided between the Church and their wife and family. Data comparing married and celibate priests provide no support for this claim. Compared to celibate priests, married priests devote more time, not less, to prayer and work, and are more satisfied in their ministry and faithful to Church doctrine. Rather than a distraction, their wives encourage and support them to devote themselves even more fully to Church ministry. However, married priests and their wives support continuation of the rule of celibacy much more strongly than do celibate priests.Less
Alone of all world religions, the Catholic Church requires its ordinary clergy—not just monks and nuns—to practice celibacy. One justification for this is the idea that celibate priests can be more fully devoted to the service of God and their parish since their commitment is not divided between the Church and their wife and family. Data comparing married and celibate priests provide no support for this claim. Compared to celibate priests, married priests devote more time, not less, to prayer and work, and are more satisfied in their ministry and faithful to Church doctrine. Rather than a distraction, their wives encourage and support them to devote themselves even more fully to Church ministry. However, married priests and their wives support continuation of the rule of celibacy much more strongly than do celibate priests.
