Greetings, fellow Orthodox Anglicans! ✝️

I’ve been reflecting lately on the deep connections between Anglicanism and the Orthodox tradition. From the early Church Fathers to the influence of the Eastern Orthodox Church on Anglican theology, there’s so much to explore and appreciate in our shared heritage.

For example, the emphasis on the sacraments, the veneration of saints, and the liturgical life of the Church are areas where Anglicanism and Orthodoxy align closely. Even the Anglican commitment to maintaining the balance of Scripture, Tradition, and Reason has roots in the theological approaches of the early Eastern Church.

How have you seen Orthodox theology influence your understanding or practice of Anglicanism? Are there particular aspects of Orthodox tradition that you find resonate deeply within our Anglican faith?

Hello my name's Mariana I'm 26 I live in a small village near Kazanlak in Bulgaria. I'm a christian. I'm blind and I've cerebral palsy that's why the news about the corona virus didn't disturb me cause I don't go out much. Here in my home I learn languages, read books, I love listening to music and everything which is a sound makes me curious that's why I ask my friends to record the sound around them. I said books and music but I didn't describe what I read or listen to. I like to read adventures crime stories science fiction classic books, history novels, books about traveling to different places and lots of descriptions of what surrounds the book personalities but maybe there are lots of stories that I need to read. I listen to classical music, jazz, some oldies, country, electronic, folk music and everything in which I can find beauty and meaning. From the languages I speak a little bit of English, Russian and Esperanto I'm in a group for Italian learners from scratch, but the group is not active anymore. . I think to start learning python too. I'm also learning how to work with programs like audacity and reaper just for fun. I'm looking for friends who listen to beautiful, fresh and positive music. If you are interested, feel free to send me a message!

I'm a younger pastor who's just a few years into ministry, but I wanted to share this. Around 8 years ago, while I was in seminary, I worked a job doing overnight security, and my boss was an agnostic/atheist who knew TONS about Christianity. We ended up discussing my faith and his skepticism at GREAT lengths. The conversations were always friendly, respectful, and inquisitive in nature, instead of being the standard atheist/theist game of "gotcha."

I learned so much from this experience, and even became an avid reader from the process since I began reading C. S. Lewis, Tim Keller, and many other Christian books, to better understand the reasons for my faith. I even read his favorite books, and the other popular atheist authors like Dawkins, Harris, Dennett, Hitchens, and many others. Though we ultimately disagreed with each other's beliefs, this experience led me to a respect for those who doubt, as well as an understanding of the atheist's worldview that I never could have received inside the walls of a church or seminary! I gotta say, if you want to understand atheism, the best way is, without a doubt, is by becoming good friends with several of them - especially the more thoughtful, respectful, intellectually minded ones.

Another thing happened that I never believed would have happened in a million years, I ended up taking everything I learned from this and wrote a book on atheistic humanism/Christianity that came out last week! It only took 7 years... I even recorded the audiobook myself for it (which was a nightmare to do!).

So whether you're a Christian or an atheist, make friends with each other, and try to have real conversations where you are truly trying to understand their beliefs/worldview - it might (WILL) change who you are and the way you think about the other camp.

As orthodox Anglicans we believe, “The doctrine of the Church is grounded in the Holy Scriptures and in such teachings of the ancient Fathers and Councils of the Church as are agreeable to the said Scriptures. In particular, such doctrine is to be found in the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the Book of Common Prayer and the Ordinal”.

Provision 1: This subreddit is primarily for open dialogue between those who feel that recent theological and liturgical developments are taking Anglicanism away from historic orthodoxy and seek to maintain the faith as historically practiced, and among all other Anglicans

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Edit: After speaking with u/_dpk I have added the above mentioned provision on this post, as we have both agreed that it most accurately describes the mission of this sub.

Priest. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.

Answer. And with thy spirit.

Priest. Let us lift up our hearts.

Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord.

Priest. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.

Answer. It is meet and right to worship the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; the Trinity, one in substance, undivided.

Priest. It is meet and right to hymn thee, bless thee, praise thee, rend thee thanks, and worship thee in every place in thy kingdom; for thou art the ineffable, incomprehensible, invisible, eternally-existing God, for ever the same; thou and thine only-begotten Son and thy Holy Spirit; who broughtest us from the void unto our being; who, when we had fallen, didst raise us up; and thou didst not leave any thing unfinished until thou broughtest us unto heaven and bestowed upon us thy kingdom to come.

For all this we thank thee, and thine only-begotten Son, and thy Holy Spirit, for all for all things whereof we know, and whereof we know not, for the benefits both manifest and hidden which have come upon us.

We thank thee also for this our service which thou dost will accept from our hands, thou there stand before thee the thousands of archangels and ten thousands of angels, cherubim and seraphim, six-winged, many-eyed, soaring aloft on their wings, singing and crying aloud and saying the triumphant song,

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts;
heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.

Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

With these blessed powers, O Lord and lover of mankind, we also cry out and say: holy art thou; thou and thine only-begotten Son and thy Holy Spirit; holy art thou, most holy and majestic is thy glory; who so lovedst thy world that thou gavest thine only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe on him should not perish, but have everlasting life;

who, when he had come and fulfilled all the heavenly intentions for us, on the night in which he was betrayed, or rather gave himself up for the life of the world, he took bread into his most pure and spotless hands; he gave thanks and blessed it; he hallowed it and brake it, and gave it to his holy disciples and apostles, saying,

Take, eat, this is my Body which is broken for you for the remission of sins. Amen.

Likewise after supper with the cup he said,

Drink, ye all, of this; for this is my Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins. Amen.

Remembering, therefore, this saving commandment and all that which came to pass for us: the cross, the tomb, the resurrection on the third day, the ascension into heaven, the sitting down at the right hand, and the second and glorious coming again,

We offer unto thee thine own from thine one, on behalf of all and for all.
We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee, O Lord, and pray to thee, our God.

Moreover we offer unto thee this spiritual and bloodless sacrifice, and we ask thee, pray thee, and beseech thee to send forth thy Holy Spirit upon us and upon these gifts here set forth; and make this bread be unto us the precious body of thy Christ. Amen. And that which is in this chalice be unto us the precious blood of thy Christ. Amen. Changing by thy Holy Spirit. Amen, amen, amen. That to those who shall partake of them, they may be for the purification of the soul, for the remission of sins, for the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, for the fullness of the Kingdom of Heaven, for boldness before thee, and yet not for judgement or condemnation.

Moreover, we offer unto thee this spiritual sacrifice for them that in faith have passed away: the forefathers, fathers, patriarchs; the prophets, apostles, preachers, evangelists; the martyrs, confessors, ascetics; and for every righteous spirit made perfect in faith; especially for our most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Mother of God, perpetual Virgin Mary.

It is truly meet to bless thee,
O thou who barest God,
ever-blessed, immaculate and the Mother of our God.
More honourable than the cherubim;
beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim;
who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word;
thee, O Mother of God, truly we magnify.

For the holy prophet, precursor and baptist John; for all the holy, glorious, and most blessed apostles; (for St N. whose memory we also celebrate); and for all thy saints; through whose intercessions do thou, O God, keep us.

Remember, O God, (thy servants N. and) all those who have passed away in the hope of the resurrection to eternal life; grant them rest where thy light of thy countenance shineth.

Moreover, we beseech thee, O Lord, to remember the bishops of thy Church, who rightly share thy Word of truth; the priests, the deacons in Christ, and every holy office.

This spiritual sacrifice we offer unto thee for the whole world; for the holy, catholic, and apostolic Church; for those who live in purity and holiness; for ELIZABETH our most gracious Queen and Governor, and for the royal household, and her government. Grant her, O Lord, a peaceful reign; that we also sharing with her may live quietly and peacefully in all godliness and dignity.

Among the first, O Lord, remember our Communion’s and province’s Archbishop Justin, our own God-fearing bishop N.; grant unto them thy holy churches, in peace, safety, honour, health, and length of days, as they rightly share thy Word of truth.

And each and everyone.

Remember, O Lord, this city in which we dwell, and every city and country and the faithful which dwell in them. Remember them that travel by land, sea, or air; the sick, the suffering, the captives, and their safety and salvation.

Remember, O Lord, them that bear fruit and do good works in thy holy churches, and them that consider the poor; and send forth thy mercies upon us all.

And grant us that we, with one voice and one heart may glorify and praise thy honourable and majestic Name, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Amen.

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