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I crossed the Thames around 18 years ago, coming from an Evangelical/Dispensational background. And since coming into the Anglican fold, Iv'e discovered that to grow into this tradition is to acclimate one's self to what is arguably the purest ecclesial expression of primitive catholicism extant. I revel in the irony: becoming a member of a church and tradition associated with the magisterial Reformation has ushered me into the world of Ireaneaus, Cyprian, Chrysostom, Augustine and the Cappadocians. Being Anglican makes one into a living, breathing paradox of the Chestertonian variety. Perhaps this is key to understanding why so many of our brethren, on either side of the Catholic/Protestant divide, find Anglicanism a puzzle?

Posts by Mark :

• January 20, 2011 Requiescat in Pace, Robert Crouse

• July 20, 2010 Abp. Bramhall’s response to De La Militiere on the doctrine of justification.

• July 10, 2010 The Rev. Dr. Robert Crouse on the Biblical and Patrisitc foundations of Anglican sacramentalism

• June 16, 2010 M. F. Sadler on baptismal regeneration; part 2

• June 12, 2010 M. F. Sadler on baptismal regeneration; part 1

• March 14, 2010 Paradox: the Anglican approach to Lent

• February 24, 2010 The Anglican Way and Authority in the Catholic Church

• February 19, 2010 The Book of Common Prayer; the “Scripture Gospel” embodied