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1. Foundational Formularies |
The Apostles Creed Editors' Note: The Apostles' Creed is the simplest of the three "ecumenical creeds" [with the Nicene Creed and The Creed of St. Athanasius] stating basic Christian doctrines to which the Anglican Church of Canada is committed The Nicene Creed Editors' Note: The Nicene Creed was first adopted by the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D.. and remains a basic statement of Trinitarian orthodoxy for Canadian Anglicans as for many other Christians worldwide. The Thirty Nine Articles Editors' Note: The 39 Articles were first finalized in 1563 as part of the "Elizabethan Settlement," which formalized the restoration of a Protestant and reformed Church of England under Queen Elizabeth I. They have since been viewed as a foundational faith formulary of Anglicanism worldwide and they remain central to the theological heritage to which the Anglican Church of Canada is committed through the BCP and the "Solemn Declaration" of 1893. Solemn Declaration 1893 Editors' Note: The "Solemn Declaration" of 1893 was drawn up at the first General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada [then referred to as "The Church of England in the Dominion of Canada"]. It commits the Canadian Church to the reformed, biblical orthodoxy expressed in the English 1662 Book of Common Prayer and in the "39 Articles," that are included in that book, as well as in our own The Book of Common Prayer (Toronto: Anglican Book Centre, 1962). It has never been rescinded and its inclusion in the Canadian BCP, from which it is here cited, indicates its continuing standing as a "foundational formulary" of the Church. The Lambeth Quadrilateral"The Lambeth Quadrilateral of 1888" 2. Modern Anglicanism 1994- | |
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