Theological reflection on lay administration

I would like to share this article I found at http://sydneyanglicans.net with you: ------------------------------------ Theological reflection on lay administration There are differing sacramental theologies in contemporary Anglicanism, which express themselves in quite different ways of conducting the Eucharist. The clearest distinction is between more ‘Reformed’ and more ‘Catholic’ emphases, and it would be naïve to suggest that these do not represent significant and even competing theological commitments. What is sometimes forgotten is that a number of the practices and ornaments to be found in the contemporary Anglican Church were illegal when they were introduced (often in the 19th century), and were certainly regarded as ‘unanglican’. Catholic innovation has now become very ‘establishment’ – but there has always existed a Reformed and Evangelical tradition in the church. This may now seem strange and, for the historically uninformed, even innovative itself. But at heart it goes back beyond the 19th century. Read more here: http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/mindful/theological_reflection_on_lay_administration/ ------------------------------------ You can read more stories at http://www.sydneyanglicans.net"