Anglicanism
A living tradition within Protestantism. The disagreements in the sources are shown rather than settled.
Anglicanism is a living tradition within Protestantism. Also written Church of England tradition, Episcopalianism, Anglican Communion.
Origin
Founders named in the sources: Henry VIII (as legal author of the separation), Thomas Cranmer (as liturgical and doctrinal architect). Founding date given as 1534. The Act of Supremacy (1534) recognised Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church of England, formalising independence from Rome after Clement VII refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. A second Act of Supremacy followed in 1559. The Anglican Communion is a family of independent churches descended from the Church of England.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Anglicanism.” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-anglicanism.
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}The word count is counted from this edition. The minute estimate uses 238 words a minute, the silent reading rate for English non-fiction reported by Brysbaert (2019). The Urdu, Hindi and Roman Urdu editions carry a word count and no estimate, because no comparable rate has been published for those scripts.