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History · Lesson 1 · 27 min
Before There Was an England
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Anglican Christianity didn't begin with Henry VIII. It begins with the ancient, undivided Church.
Rooted further back
Christianity reached the British Isles centuries before the Reformation. To root Anglican identity only in the sixteenth century is to cut the story off far too late.
Read the Scriptures
Acts 1:8
From the Prayer Book
Collect for the Feast of St. Alban
“Almighty God, by whose grace and power thy holy martyr Alban triumphed over suffering and was faithful even unto death.”
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Discussion Questions
- What did you assume about Anglican history before this lesson?
- Why might it matter to root our identity further back than the Reformation?