The Anglican Way in history

Anglican Christians have a distinct way of understanding church history, going back to their ancient roots in Britain. Beginning in the late first or early second century of the Christian Era, Anglican Christianity was a missionary movement which spread the Gospel to Ireland, Scotland, northern Europe, North America, and in modern times to the whole world. How did Christianity in Britain begin and grow into the third largest family of churches in the world? Who are the principal people in the long history of Anglican Christianity? What are the major ideas and events that shaped the Anglican Way of being a Christian? This class will explore these questions from the ancient and medieval church in Britain to the Protestant Episcopal Church of England to the worldwide Anglican Communion today.