Talk:Evangelical Anglicanism

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Article goals[edit]

This page used to be a WP:redirect to the Church of England article. For starters, I think we need:

To have sections that describe in a general fashion the beliefs and worship practices of evangelical Anglicans.
I then want to add sections describing the history of Evangelicalism within the Church of England and the US Episcopal Church. I know that there is a lot of information out there about these two churches.
We can probably create a specific section for the Anglican Church of Australia due to the presence of the ultra-evangelical Diocese of Sydney.
After this, we probably need to specifically look at evangelical Anglicanism in other places, such as Africa, which is becoming an important player in the global Anglican Communion. Ltwin (talk) 01:42, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Evangelical Episcopalianism in the lede[edit]

@142.160.131.202: In regard to this edit summary, what editors decide on Talk: Anglicanism has no bearing on the style or text of this article. The style of this article is determined by consensus established by edits to this article and by discussions held on this talk page (Wikipedia:Consensus). Anglicanism does explain that "Protestant Episcopal" and "Episcopal" are synonyms for Anglicanism in the Terminology section. The fact that it does not include "Episcopalianism" in bold print in the lede does not preclude us from doing so here. A large portion of this article is taken up with the history of evangelical churchmanship within the American Episcopal Church. I think it makes perfect sense to establish early on that Episcopalianism and Anglicanism are the same thing for those readers who are not experts on the nuances of denominational terminology. What exactly is your objection other than "That's not how they do it at Anglicanism?" Ltwin (talk) 01:48, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Conversion Experience[edit]

User:Springnuts left this comment on my talk page. I am reproducing it here for continuity of discussion:

Thanks for your thoughtful edit. Agreed - however Packer does - in the source - specifically emphasise that a Conversion Experience is not necessary, and Harp's view is certainly held by some non-evangelicals, (and no doubt by some individual evangelical Anglicans, though I do not think it is in any way 'mainstream'). So I have added it back in, but you might kindly cast an eye over it to see what you think of the edit. Aye, Springnuts (talk) 10:03, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

I'm ok with explaining that Packer and other evangelical Anglicans don't believe a conversion experience is necessary. My issue is that by linking to the Born again article we might give the impression that the new birth is not necessary. Any evangelical Anglican theologian would include the new birth as part of any true conversion. Ltwin (talk) 00:34, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree - I think - and have tried to address the issue with a more nuanced addition. I couldn't find an article explicitly treating the topic of a "Conversion Experience" in the sense meant here of something dramatic, more or less instantaneous, and likely emotionally charged, so I have red-linked this. But if there is a good article or section of an article I hope someone will add it. Springnuts (talk) 16:13, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]