Anglican Ethical Practices
The word 'Anglican ' originates from "ecclesia anglicana" a Medieval Latin phrase, dating to at least 1246 meaning 'the English Church '. The Anglican Church dates back to the year 1538.
Anglican ethical perspectives share similarities with Protestant and Catholic approaches, but they also have a particular character of their own. Anglican ethical tradition also draws on several central Christian beliefs held in common with Catholic theology.
The roots of Anglican ethics begin in a belief that God 's divine order is established in Jesus Christ and his teachings. This provides the belief that Christian identity and action go beyond an individual 's faithfulness and personal relationship with God. To live a full, faithful life, an individual …show more content…
He gave that the Bible was not meant to stand alone in a Christian faith community.
He believed the scriptures were to be interpreted through human reason, so that people could make sense of the world by comparing information from various sources - the scriptures, prior knowledge, and personal experiences. He also deemed that there were certain matters and predicaments that Christians face in the constantly changing society that were not dealt with in the scriptures. In order to determine a 'Christian ' response, humans are required to use their own sense of reason to apply the scriptures to their lives.
Moral questions are questions about right and wrong, or good and bad. For Christians, moral questions are questions having to do with God 's approval or disapproval, and whether something is just or unjust. Ethics describes the rules, principles or values to which a person or a group refers in settling moral questions. Conversations about ethics and morality eventually address the need to make decisions about specific issues or to develop rules or principles to more generally guide decision …show more content…
For example:•EuthanasiaThe report affirms that life is a gift from God, and expresses grave concern at the legalization of euthanasia. It questions whether a practice of voluntary euthanasia can easily be prevented from sliding into a practice of involuntary euthanasia. It affirms the right of patients to decline treatment but not to expect the active intervention by medical staff to end their lives. It urges members of State legislatures to vote against legislation to legalize euthanasia when such matters come before their Parliaments.
•HomosexualityThe Anglican Church does not condone the liturgical blessing of same sex relationships, and does not condone the ordination of people in open committed same sex relationships. It welcomes the initiative of the Federal Parliament in clarifying that marriage, at law in this country, is the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others entered into for
Anglican ethical perspectives share similarities with Protestant and Catholic approaches, but they also have a particular character of their own. Anglican ethical tradition also draws on several central Christian beliefs held in common with Catholic theology.
The roots of Anglican ethics begin in a belief that God 's divine order is established in Jesus Christ and his teachings. This provides the belief that Christian identity and action go beyond an individual 's faithfulness and personal relationship with God. To live a full, faithful life, an individual …show more content…
He gave that the Bible was not meant to stand alone in a Christian faith community.
He believed the scriptures were to be interpreted through human reason, so that people could make sense of the world by comparing information from various sources - the scriptures, prior knowledge, and personal experiences. He also deemed that there were certain matters and predicaments that Christians face in the constantly changing society that were not dealt with in the scriptures. In order to determine a 'Christian ' response, humans are required to use their own sense of reason to apply the scriptures to their lives.
Moral questions are questions about right and wrong, or good and bad. For Christians, moral questions are questions having to do with God 's approval or disapproval, and whether something is just or unjust. Ethics describes the rules, principles or values to which a person or a group refers in settling moral questions. Conversations about ethics and morality eventually address the need to make decisions about specific issues or to develop rules or principles to more generally guide decision …show more content…
For example:•EuthanasiaThe report affirms that life is a gift from God, and expresses grave concern at the legalization of euthanasia. It questions whether a practice of voluntary euthanasia can easily be prevented from sliding into a practice of involuntary euthanasia. It affirms the right of patients to decline treatment but not to expect the active intervention by medical staff to end their lives. It urges members of State legislatures to vote against legislation to legalize euthanasia when such matters come before their Parliaments.
•HomosexualityThe Anglican Church does not condone the liturgical blessing of same sex relationships, and does not condone the ordination of people in open committed same sex relationships. It welcomes the initiative of the Federal Parliament in clarifying that marriage, at law in this country, is the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others entered into for