{"id":45589,"date":"2014-08-12T21:09:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T21:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/site\/2017\/2\/1985\/the_ird_interviews_acna_archbishop_foley_beach\/"},"modified":"2014-08-12T21:09:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T21:09:27","slug":"the_ird_interviews_acna_archbishop_foley_beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=45589","title":{"rendered":"The IRD interviews ACNA Archbishop Foley Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

[H\/T to Pat Dague at Transfigurations<\/a>]<\/i><\/p>\n

Here’s an excerpt:<\/p>\n

Jacob: \u201cHow would you define the \u201cAnglican identity\u201d\u009d? What does ACNA distinctively have to offer both Christians and non-Christians in America? Should Anglicans have more of a \u201cconfessional\u201d\u009d identity? Is the new catechism an attempt to develop a more confessional identity, especially given Dr. Packer\u2019s recommendation to teach it in ACNA parishes at the Provincial Assembly?\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n

o Abp. Beach: \u201cLet me answer that last question first. I think a lot of us get in trouble when we think we have the Anglican identity, because we\u2019re a diverse lot. From our formation days back in the Reformation, we\u2019ve been a diverse group. Currently \u201d\u201c and this is something I think that\u2019s very distinctive about who we are \u201d\u201c we are a group that is Anglo-Catholic, Evangelical, and Charismatic. Some call that the \u201d\u02dcThree Streams,\u2019 and that\u2019s a simple way of explaining it. But, even some of our most Anglo-Catholic folks would be more charismatic than I am. All of us tend to have those three streams somewhere in our mix. I think that\u2019s very unique for American Christianity today. All of us have our core; my core would be evangelical. Although I have the other two pieces, my core or default is evangelical. But, these streams enable us to bring the richness of the breadth of Christianity, and it\u2019s truly powerful when these streams are together.<\/p>\n

Jacob: \u201cShould Anglicans have more of a \u201cconfessional\u201d\u009d identity? Is the new catechism an attempt to develop a more confessional identity, especially given Dr. Packer\u2019s recommendation to teach it in ACNA parishes at the Provincial Assembly?\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n

o Abp. Beach: \u201cAnglicans are pretty confessional already. If you say Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, we confess the Apostles\u2019 Creed. On Sundays, we confess the Nicene Creed. The Anglican Church in North America is a product of the Jerusalem Declaration, which is a very confessional statement. I would say we\u2019re already very confessional. The purpose of the catechism is to introduce Christianity to a culture that is no longer a Christian culture, and the intent is to bring the basic teaching of the faith this culture.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n

Jacob: \u201cDoes this catechism represent a more \u201d\u02dcmissional outlook,\u2019 would you say?\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n

o Abp. Beach: \u201cMore than any other catechism we\u2019ve had in history, our catechism very missional. All of the other catechisms were written for cultures that were already Christian. Ours begins by describing how you even become a Christian. And then, all throughout it, there are references to the faith and prayers to pray. With the online version, there will be links to deeper articles. Again, the intent is to be missional. But at the same time, we want Anglicans to be disciples. We want Anglicans who understand not only what we believe, but why we believe it.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n

Read the full interview at Juicy Ecumenicism<\/i><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[H\/T to Pat Dague at Transfigurations] Here’s an excerpt: Jacob: \u201cHow would you define the \u201cAnglican identity\u201d\u009d? What does ACNA distinctively have to offer both Christians and non-Christians in America? Should Anglicans have more of a \u201cconfessional\u201d\u009d identity? Is the…<\/span><\/p>\n

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