Anglican theology
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Anglican theology is the distinctive stream of Christian thought and practice within the Anglican tradition, characterized by its via media between Protestant and Catholic doctrines, emphasis on scripture, tradition, and reason, and use of the Book of Common Prayer in worship and belief.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglican theology canonical | 5 |
| Anglican ecclesiology | 1 |
| Anglican social teaching | 1 |
| Church of England doctrine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1090861 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglican theology Context triple: [Anglican Church of Canada, theology, Anglican theology]
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A.
Christian theology
Christian theology is the systematic study and interpretation of Christian beliefs about God, Jesus Christ, salvation, and the nature of reality as revealed in Scripture and tradition.
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B.
Augustinian theology
Augustinian theology is a major strand of Western Christian thought rooted in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo, emphasizing divine grace, original sin, and the sovereignty of God in salvation.
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Anglo-Catholicism
Anglo-Catholicism is a movement within Anglicanism that emphasizes Catholic theology, liturgy, and sacramental practice while remaining within the Anglican tradition.
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D.
Anglican authorities
Anglican authorities were the leadership and governing bodies of the Church of England, including bishops and ecclesiastical officials, who oversaw doctrine, worship, and church discipline.
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E.
Anglican Use
Anglican Use is a form of Catholic liturgy that preserves elements of the Anglican liturgical, musical, and spiritual heritage within the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglican theology Target entity description: Anglican theology is the distinctive stream of Christian thought and practice within the Anglican tradition, characterized by its via media between Protestant and Catholic doctrines, emphasis on scripture, tradition, and reason, and use of the Book of Common Prayer in worship and belief.
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A.
Christian theology
Christian theology is the systematic study and interpretation of Christian beliefs about God, Jesus Christ, salvation, and the nature of reality as revealed in Scripture and tradition.
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B.
Augustinian theology
Augustinian theology is a major strand of Western Christian thought rooted in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo, emphasizing divine grace, original sin, and the sovereignty of God in salvation.
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C.
Anglo-Catholicism
Anglo-Catholicism is a movement within Anglicanism that emphasizes Catholic theology, liturgy, and sacramental practice while remaining within the Anglican tradition.
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D.
Anglican authorities
Anglican authorities were the leadership and governing bodies of the Church of England, including bishops and ecclesiastical officials, who oversaw doctrine, worship, and church discipline.
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E.
Anglican Use
Anglican Use is a form of Catholic liturgy that preserves elements of the Anglican liturgical, musical, and spiritual heritage within the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican tradition
ⓘ
Christian theology ⓘ theological tradition ⓘ |
| affirms |
Trinity
ⓘ
authority of the Bible ⓘ bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ historic episcopate ⓘ Incarnation of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
incarnation of Jesus Christ
two dominical sacraments ⓘ use of reason in theology ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
common prayer
ⓘ
comprehensiveness ⓘ episcopal polity ⓘ incarnational theology ⓘ lex orandi lex credendi ⓘ pastoral pragmatism ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ via media ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Latin Church tradition
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| developedIn | Church of England ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Scripture
ⓘ
reason ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | via media between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariant |
Anglo-Catholicism
ⓘ
Broad Church Anglicanism ⓘ Evangelical Anglicanism ⓘ Anglican realignment ⓘ
surface form:
Global South Anglicanism
Broad Church Anglicanism ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Anglicanism
|
| hasSource |
Apostolic Tradition
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostolic tradition
Book of Common Prayer ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Scripture
Homilies ⓘ Ordinal ⓘ Thirty-Nine Articles ⓘ
surface form:
Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion
ecumenical creeds ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Patristic theology
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Reformation theology ⓘ humanism ⓘ medieval Catholic theology ⓘ |
| oftenRecognizesSacrament |
Anointing of the Sick
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Confirmation ⓘ Holy Orders ⓘ Matrimony ⓘ Penance ⓘ |
| recognizesSacrament |
Baptism
ⓘ
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharist
|
| religiousBranchOf |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
Christianity ⓘ |
| usesLiturgicalText | Book of Common Prayer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anglican theology Description of subject: Anglican theology is the distinctive stream of Christian thought and practice within the Anglican tradition, characterized by its via media between Protestant and Catholic doctrines, emphasis on scripture, tradition, and reason, and use of the Book of Common Prayer in worship and belief.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Church of England doctrine
this entity surface form:
Anglican ecclesiology
this entity surface form:
Anglican social teaching