Differences between Anglicanism and Lutheranism

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GKC said:
Me, I got bound volumes of the Boys Own Paper.

My wife is the Chinese Gordon specialist, though.

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Well I never! And you’ll be telling me next that you play cricket most Saturdays!
 
Picky_Picky said:
Well I never! And you’ll be telling me next that you play cricket most Saturdays!
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As if!

I don’t do games. I read.

But you will note the authors I tend to collect: Chesterton, Lunn, Belloc, Lewis, Williams, Sayers, Knox, Kipling. And others outside that paradigm, to be sure.

Got a bottle of port for Christmas, I did. Wife got a book on the battle for Khartoum and one on the Paris peace meetings in 1919.

GKC
 
GKC said:
As if!

I don’t do games. I read.

But you will note the authors I tend to collect: Chesterton, Lunn, Belloc, Lewis, Williams, Sayers, Knox, Kipling. And others outside that paradigm, to be sure.

Got a bottle of port for Christmas, I did. Wife got a book on the battle for Khartoum and one on the Paris peace meetings in 1919.

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I have Margaret MacMillan’s Peacemakers on 1919, which I enjoyed, but nothing specific on Khartoum (don’t tell your wife but I do of course have Eminent Victorians).

And there’s half a bottle of port in the cupboard.
 
Picky_Picky said:
I have Margaret MacMillan’s Peacemakers on 1919, which I enjoyed, but nothing specific on Khartoum (don’t tell your wife but I do of course have Eminent Victorians).

And there’s half a bottle of port in the cupboard.
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1 1/2 half bottles, same, here.

PEACEMAKERS is the book is question, though over here it has another name. Her interest in Khartoum, Gordon, and the area led to her fascination with the Middle East, and the western powers actions therein, from mid-Victoria, to post WWII. A hobby of 20 years duration now. Good beginning, by my standards.

EMINENT VICTORIANS is one of the books I took on my honeymoon.

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Randy_Carson said:
You’re such a romantic. 😉
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We exchanged about 7-8 books each this Christmas, a very restrained number, compared to the usual gifts. About 12 each, to our daughter and SIL.

You’ll note my comment above, re: EMINENT VICTORIANS. Romantic, indeed. We met working in a library, 48 years ago. Now we live inn one.

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GKC said:
We exchanged about 7-8 books each this Christmas, a very restrained number, compared to the usual gifts. About 12 each, to our daughter and SIL.

You’ll note my comment above, re: EMINENT VICTORIANS. Romantic, indeed. We met working in a library, 48 years ago. Now we live inn one.

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You crazy kids. 😉
 
GKC said:
For over 46 years.

IIRC, she read some Delderfield, on the trip.

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I asked for and received some of Mickey Spillane’s “Mike Hammer” books.

Just finishing the second now.
 
Randy_Carson said:
I asked for and received some of Mickey Spillane’s “Mike Hammer” books.

Just finishing the second now.
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Met Mr. Spillane a couple of times. Got a few books signed. I particularly liked the last sentence of I THE JURY. Just read one of his later books, THE GOLIATH BONE. THE KILLING MAN is in the stack, but pretty far back.

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GKC said:
Met Mr. Spillane a couple of times. Got a few books signed. I particularly liked the last sentence of I THE JURY. Just read one of his later books, THE GOLIATH BONE. THE KILLING MAN is in the stack, but pretty far back.

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I, the Jury was the first in the series and that’s the one I read first.

Pretty racy for 1947, I’m sure.
 
I believe one significant difference between Anglican and Lutheran Christians can be measured in ecumenical relationship with the Roman Catholic Church. At one time, Anglicanism was considered by many to the “via media” between Catholic and Protestant and one can argue for that designation today when comparing liturgical characteristics. Rome issued Apostolicae Curae finding Anglican Orders as “absolutely null and utterly void” in 1896. European Lutherans, namely the Church of Sweden, began a stronger relationship with the Church of England and the Provoo Communion includes, I believe, all Lutherans and Anglicans in Europe in full communion.

The Roman Catholic Church has made provisions for Anglicans to enter the Church of Rome via ordinariate.

Lutherans, on the other hand, have a different relationship with Catholics as evidenced in over 50 years of Dialogue. Rome recognizes the essence of Lutheranism as “the church” and is considering eucharistic hospitality per ‘From Conflict to Communion’. A “sister” church relationship under the authority of the Pope has been discussed with Lutherans. Because Lutherans adhere to the Augsburg Confession, viewed as a “catholic” statement of faith by Catholic participants and Pope Benedict, the areas of consensus/ convergence support reunification.
 
Potter said:
I heard it once and was utterly moved; it has been a close favorite sense. I took the third verse, however, the ‘her’ in question, to be referring to Christendom. That’s why I use it as my signature here.
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You’ve quoted the best bit: the only bit that makes me wish we could sing it. I’ve argued with people who’ve claimed that the whole song is about the Kingdom of Heaven and therefore acceptable, but that would render the line about “another country” nonsensical. The song is beautiful, but I could never consider Britain above all Earthly things, nor could I praise the idea of patriotism without questioning, not to mention that if we are supposedly laying ourselves (or our loved ones) on the altar as a sacrifice to our country, doesn’t that imply actual full-blown worship of our country?
 
lutheranchurch.co.uk/page/news

Another example of full communion between Anglicans and Lutherans. What must be a very small number of Lutherans in Great Britain are now in full-communion with the Church of England and may form a distinct diocese.
 
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