Anglo-Catholicism

Uncommon card · No. 79304

Anglo-Catholicism is a recognized theological and liturgical tradition within the Church of England and other churches within Anglicanism; it comprises beliefs and practices that emphasise the Catholic heritage, especially pre-Reformation roots, of Anglicanism. Anglo-Catholicism claims to restore liturgical and devotional expressions of church life that reflect the ancient practices of the early and medieval church. The term was coined in the early 19th century, although movements emphasising the Catholic heritage of Anglicanism already existed. Particularly influential in the history of Anglo-Catholicism were the Caroline Divines of the 17th century, the Jacobite Nonjuring schism of the 17th and 18th centuries, and the Oxford Movement, which began at the University of Oxford in 1833 and ushered in a period of Anglican history known as the "Catholic Revival".

Read on Wikipedia · Image Dr Pusey, CC BY-SA 4.0