I wrote this essay in 2013 for a conference presentation, which is why the argument is somewhat experimental and provocative. It was intended to stimulate conversation, and I believe it still has potential to do so. At some point, I’d like to flesh-out the argument…
Category: Anglican Formation
On Post-Biblical Protestant Evangelicalism
Several years ago, I taught an honors theology class at the undergraduate level and had my students conduct a research project, as one of their course assignments. We broke students into groups of four and sent them into churches of their own choosing in order…
Anglican Worship 101
Several years ago, my wife and I gathered a group of people and planted an Anglican church in Canton, Ohio where many Christians are unfamiliar with liturgical forms of worship. Indeed, our church was made up almost entirely of people from non-denominational or free-church backgrounds.…
Catechesis for Christin Formation
This essay has been slightly edited and was originally published in the C.S. Lewis Institute’s online quarterly, “Knowing and Doing.” You may find the original article at this link. Introduction If you were asked to articulate the contemporary church’s greatest weakness, what would you say? Would…
Why Pray the Psalms?
Like all liturgical traditions, Anglicans read the psalter regularly. It is featured liberally in our sacramental and pastoral rites, special liturgies, and in the daily office. Likewise, our eucharistic liturgy generally includes lessons from an Old Testament book, a Psalm, an Epistle, and a Gospel.…