Scripture, tradition, and reason — held together by common prayer.
The English middle way: catholic in structure, reformed in doctrine, held together less by confession than by a shared liturgy — the Book of Common Prayer.
DeitiesOne God in three persons
Founded1534 CE · England
AfterlifeResurrection and judgment
TextsBible · Book of Common Prayer
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Anglicanism’s corner of it — solid lines are descent; dotted lines are resemblance only, ideas held in common across unrelated faiths. Click a node to recenter; ✕ returns here. All 171 faiths →
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Scripture, tradition, and reason.
The three-legged stool — remove one and the seat tips.
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Common prayer holds the communion together.
One prayer book, many theologies — unity of worship over uniformity of opinion.
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Evensong.
The Book of Common Prayer's evening office, sung — Cranmer's prose and a choral tradition four centuries deep.
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