Christianity Vs Anglicanism

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There are many forms of Christianity. Some of which include, Baptist, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and Anglicanism. Each denomination of Christianity has different origins, features, rituals, beliefs, practices, developments and evolutions. With its headquarters in Canterbury, Anglicanism is one denomination that came about before the Reformation and from Roman Catholicism.
Known as the Episcopal Church in the United States, Anglicanism began when King of England, King Henry VIII, had a dispute over marriage rights with the Pope and decided to place himself as the head of the Church of England. This role became known as the Archbishop of Canterbury, which was viewed as the leader of Anglicanism. Thomas Cromwell, …show more content…

These principles of traditionalism, understanding, conviction and context make Anglicanism unique. Unlike Anglicanism, Roman Catholic is very traditional and structured. The Roman Catholic Church is said to be the way to God and to salvation, which is why it encompasses aspects such as the practice of confession and the Holy Communion. The Roman Catholic Church is different than Anglicanism because they believe one must go through the church to get to God, so the church serves as a third-party liaison. The Roman Catholic Church sets the rules on how to reach salvation and how to establish a relationship with God. With Anglicanism, however, the church serves as a way to inform, teach and practice the word of God and is available to guide people towards having a relationship with God. At the end of the day, the Anglican Church leaves the person’s relationship with God up to the individual and does not intervene as a means of an institutional step in the process of having a relationship with …show more content…

With worship as the heart of Anglicanism, the Anglican Church does not depart from what it stands for, however, they tend to mold and interpret the spiritual text in a way that stays consistent with tradition from the printed text and the way society changes because the world is not the same as when the text was written. Therefore, it is difficult to take into account how the scripture was written when it was created and based from a time period over 2000 years

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