Anglicanism: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Good introductions to the essence of Anglicanism are Michael Ramsey, The Anglican Spirit, ed. by Dale Coleman (1991, reissued 2004); and Rowan Williams, Anglican Identities (2003). Stephen Neill, Anglicanism, 4th ed. (1977); and Stephen Sykes, John Booty, and Jonathan Knight (eds.), Study in Anglicanism, rev. ed. (1998), are the most comprehensive treatments of Anglican history. John R.H. Moorman, A History of the Church in England, 3rd ed. (1973, reissued 1994), presents the basic facts about Anglicanism’s mother church. Marion J. Hatchett, Commentary on the American Prayer Book (1981, reissued 1995), is a detailed examination of Anglican worship and its rationale. James T. Addison, The Episcopal Church in the United States, 1789–1931 (1951, reissued 1969), is the most thorough treatment of American Anglicanism. Paul A. Welsby, A History of the Church of England, 1945–1980 (1984), explains recent changes in the Church of England. Also of interest are Raymond W. Albright, A History of the Protestant Episcopal Church (1964), the standard story of American Episcopalianism; and Robert Prichard, A History of the Episcopal Church, rev. ed. (1999).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Added a cross-reference to the Church of Nigeria. | Apr 01, 2026 | ||
| Added a cross-reference to “What's the Difference Between Anglicanism and Roman Catholicism?” | Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Encounter - Church Without Walls? Making Sense of Anglicanism. | Dec 30, 2025 | ||
| Mentioned the appointment of Sarah Mullally as the archbishop of Canterbury. Modernized language throughout. | Oct 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Rochester - Department of Physics and Astronomy - What is Anglicanism? (PDF). | Dec 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology - Anglican Theology. | Sep 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - 'Conformists' and 'Church Trimmers': the Liturgical Legacy of Restoration Anglicanism. | Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Introduction to Anglicanism. | Mar 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Gospel Coalition - 9 Things You Should Know About Anglicanism. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Tasmania - The Companion to Tasmanian History - Anglicanism. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Anglicanism. | Sep 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Anglican Church Beliefs and Practices. | Mar 27, 2020 | ||
| Article revised to mention both the formation of the Anglican Church in North America and the establishment by the Roman Catholic Church of a means of admitting disaffected Anglicans in 2009. | Feb 07, 2017 | ||
| Mentioned that the Central American dioceses are an autonomous province. |
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Feb 07, 2017 | |
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Anglicans and Puritans. | Jul 20, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Anglicanism. | Mar 03, 2014 | ||
| Article revised to mention that Mary Glasspool was made a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Los Angeles in 2010. | Sep 07, 2010 | ||
| Article revised to mention the Anglican Communion's ban on participation by the Episcopal Church in the United States of America in ecumenical dialogue and in discussions concerning Anglican doctrine. | Jun 16, 2010 | ||
| Added video of a meeting between Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey and Pope Paul VI at the Vatican in 1966. | May 27, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 22, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 09, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Jul 07, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 07, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |