Anglican practices and rituals are primarily found in the Book of Common Prayer, the prayer book of Anglicanism, which helps define Anglican beliefs and worship practices on every level. The book is almost as important as the Bible itself to Anglicans. The Book of Common Prayer, which defines the “common”
The Baptist denomination is the largest free church denomination in the world with 43 million members. It is one of the largest Protestant Free Church denominations. More than 75 percent of all Baptists – about 33 million – live in America. There are about 216,000 Baptists in Great Britain, 850,000
The Catholic Church, known as the Roman Catholic Church, has well over one billion members, about one-sixth of the world’s population. It’s the world’s largest Christian denomination. It’s also the largest organized body of any world religion. Catholics are led by the Pope, also known as the Bishop of Rome,
Lutheranism is not a single entity. It is organized in autonomous regional or national churches. Globally, there are some 150 such Lutheran church bodies. Lutheranism is one of the largest Protestant denominations. It is also the oldest Protestant denomination. Lutheranism retains much of the tradition of the ancient and medieval
There are Methodist Churches in nearly every country in the world and global membership numbers about 70 million in 138 countries. The World Methodist Council (WMC), an association of churches in the Methodist tradition, comprises more than 40.5 million Methodists. There are at least 19 Wesleyan Methodist denominations in the
As a missionary serving in Adelaide in the mid-1990s, it often felt like trials were significant. While not common, physical confrontations occurred. Several companions were pushed off porches, we were occasionally threatened with physical violence, and we had eggs thrown at us, helmets smashed, or even – in one case
In the United States, November is Native American Heritage Month. Racial Justice Ministries would like to elevate the voices and work of our Indigenous siblings by bringing attention to the multitude of events by the ELCA’s Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations. A full list of offerings for this month can
And Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me." 43When he had said this, he cried
Today’s Reading: Read Matthew 27:1-31; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-25; John 18:28-19:16 Have you ever been blamed for something that you did not do? Parents, if you can, share about a time when you have been held responsible for something that you weren’t responsible for. How did you respond? Ask your
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe takes office, proclaims ‘one church in Christ’ for a changing world The Most Rev. Sean Rowe began his nine-year term as the 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church with an intimate but festive investiture service on Nov. 2 in New York that was livestreamed to
Christianity is all about the human response of faith, or so popular teaching and perception would have us believe. Undeniably, faith is essential to Christianity—right? Or is it? I would argue that like rot in an apple, much of the malaise in contemporary Christianity stems from a rotten core. The
I had the privilege of recruiting, and then appointing, Fr. Gustavo to the Department of Theology here at the University of Notre Dame in 2001. I had the privilege of recruiting and appointing many great theologians, far surpassing my own stature or ability, but Fr. Gustavo was certainly by any
In frustrating election years like this one, when there is a shortage of candidates to our liking, it’s easy to wish for a nostalgic time when Americans chose from people that were truly admired—like Lincoln, or perhaps Reagan. We long for a hero: someone who embodies the best virtues in