Tag: Thomas Cranmer

The Ascetical Theology of Augustine and the Book of Common Prayer

Mike Michelin — July 19, 2023

The Ascetical Theology of Augustine and the Book of Common Prayer

Both Augustine and the English Reformers knew self-denial was the only way to ascend to God.

No Ashes to Ashes: An Anglican History of Ash Wednesday

Steven Wedgeworth — February 20, 2023

No Ashes to Ashes: An Anglican History of Ash Wednesday

Are ashes on Ash Wednesday really an Anglican tradition?

The Gospel is in the Detail: Thomas Cranmer vs. Henry VIII on True Faith

Rhys Laverty — October 29, 2021

The Gospel is in the Detail: Thomas Cranmer vs. Henry VIII on True Faith

An insistence on detail is, in many ways, at the root of Protestantism.