Low Church Anglicanism

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Low Church Anglicanism is a strand of Anglicanism that emphasizes evangelical theology, personal conversion, and simplicity in worship over elaborate liturgy and ritual.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Low Church Anglicanism canonical 1
Reformed Catholic Anglicanism 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican tradition
movement within Anglicanism
associatedWith Evangelical Anglicanism
contrastsWith Anglo-Catholicism
High Church Anglicanism
linked to: Anglo-Catholicism
deemphasizes elaborate liturgy
ritualism
downplays ceremonial vestments
elaborate ceremonial
sacramentalism
use of incense
emphasizes personal conversion
simplicity in worship
encourages evangelistic outreach
individual Bible reading
personal prayer life
hasTheologyType evangelical theology
historicallyDevelopedIn 19th century Anglicanism
Church of England
influencedBy 18th-century Evangelical Revival
Methodist revivalism
Protestant Reformation ideals
oftenPrefers Reformed understanding of sacraments
memorialist view of Holy Communion
oftenRejects doctrine of transubstantiation
partOf Anglicanism
presentIn Anglican Church in North America
Anglican Church of Australia
Anglican Church of England
linked to: Church of England

Anglican Church of Kenya
Anglican Church of Nigeria
linked to: Church of Nigeria

Anglican Church of Uganda
linked to: Church of Uganda

Episcopal Church (United States)
linked to: Episcopal Church
relatedConcept Broad Church Anglicanism
seeksTo maintain Protestant identity within Anglicanism
stresses authority of Scripture
conversion experience
mission and evangelism
personal piety
preaching
uses informal music styles in worship
less formal worship style
simplified liturgy
values Bible study
expository preaching
lay participation in worship
personal holiness
viewsItselfAs faithful to Reformation principles within Anglicanism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Broad Church Anglicanism contrastsWith Low Church Anglicanism
Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England confessionalContext Reformed Catholic Anglicanism
linked to: Low Church Anglicanism