The Anglican Way

The Anglican Way in Theology

Pacific Theological Seminary: Fall 2024

The Rev. Canon David Montzingo, D.Min.

Assistant Professor for Anglican Studies

What is Anglican theology? Does such an animal even exit? Some believe the answer is No. Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (1945-1961), famously wrote that Anglicanism “has no peculiar thought, practice, creed, or confession of its own.” Recently, Gavin Ashenden, chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II (2008-2017), declared that “Anglicanism, regrettably, lacks any doctrinal internal coherence…” Students who take this course will discover that an Anglican way of understanding the Christian faith (theology) does exit, and that it is thoughtful, generous, and biblically faithful.

The primary objective of this course is to prepare students to do theology in the Anglican way, beginning with Holy Scripture that is informed by Church tradition, used liturgically, and applied pastorally for the edification of believers. In the first class students will learn the Anglican way of doing theology, and in subsequent classes they will use this method to discover what Anglicans believe about the following: Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, human beings, salvation, the Church, ministry, sacraments, missions, politics, spiritual life, heaven and hell, and Mary.

This class will meet Mondays 4:00-7:00 pm, from August 26 to December 9 (except September 2 and October 21) at the seminary building, 8977 Activity Road, Suite 100, San Diego 92126 (one block off Miramar Road).

The cost of this class is $900 when taken for credit; $300 when audited; $150 when audited by Bethel Seminary San Diego alumni, clergy and spouses, full-time employees of Christian ministry agencies and spouses, or senior citizens (60+).

In order to register, if you have already been accepted as a degree student or as an auditor, email Johanna at registrar@pacificseminary.org. If you have not applied, go to https://www.pacificseminary.org/admissions and either click on the link "Application for Academic Programs" if it is to enroll as a degree student or click on "Learn about Auditing”. If you need help, call 858-703-1100.

If you want more information, contact me by phone at 619-316-0493 or by email at 

david.montzingo@pacificseminary.org. All are welcome in this class, whether lay or clergy, young or midlife or seniors, Anglican or Anglican-curious!