Dear Kendall,<\/p>\n
I have been following your blog with great interest, and I wonder if you would compare what is happening now with the Anglican Church with what happened in the 16th century with the Roman Catholic Church?<\/p>\n
It seems to me that a preoccupation with works, property, and wealth were present then, and while we don’t necessarily have the sale of indulgences going on, we are nevertheless, very indulgent.<\/p>\n
The reaction has been to re-focus the church on the transcendent, the relationship with the divine, and re-emphasize faith and scripture. Again, this seems very analogous to the Reformation period.<\/p>\n
What I’m wrestling with is how far this Reformation process extends — is it simply an Episcopalian Reformation, or are we looking at an Anglican Reformation? In other words, how rotten is the English church?<\/p>\n
I’m also wondering if by calling it what it is, a Reformation, we can begin to educate folks that this isn’t about 2003, but about something much deeper?
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Dear Kendall, I have been following your blog with great interest, and I wonder if you would compare what is happening now with the Anglican Church with what happened in the 16th century with the Roman Catholic Church? It seems…<\/span><\/p>\n