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The Church of England and Its Mission

The Church of England and Its Mission

Introduction

Interestingly, amongst the basic traits of the mankind is the constant struggle for discovering new guides and the points to attribute their adherence to those guidelines, rendered by a designated institute, for living and spending a purposeful, mean8ingfful and righteous life. Most of the inhabitants of the world choose to find the path of their lives, via the religious teachings rendered to them in this world, rather than banking on the worldly endowments to provide them the inner complacency, satisfaction and the guide way to the righteous path.

In order to attain this previously mentioned connotation, the world over time has witnessed the establishment of numerous designated institutions (religious) that act as the cornerstone and the fundamental basis for being the foundation of the core teachings rendered to the followers, and a point from where the followers seek the ultimate guidance and assistance, with respect to the religious matters. For accomplishment of this purpose numerous religions, for instance Islam, Judaism and other important religious have defined a cornerstone for their teachings, as the core institutes. For instance, Muslims have their Holy Kabbah in Saudi Arabia, Jews have their in Jerusalem, and similarly, the Christians turn to the designated church fro guidance. In England the duty of rendering guidance has been assumed by the Church of England that plays a pivotal role in bringing the derailed individuals back to the righteous path.

Church of England

The traces of the Church of England can be dated back to 597 A.D; it is revered as the official church for the Christians, as well as the parent church for the churches that come under the Anglican Communion. The church itself believes to be the operating inside the conventions of the western Christianity. The fundamental existence or establishment of the Church of England is attributed to the mission to England initiated by St Augustine.

The mission of St Augustine resulted in enabling the Church of England earn a position of the integral component of the actual Roman Catholic church, and also admitted and recognized the ultimate authority of the pope. However, the circumstances brought the Church of England to a position, where it was left with no choice but to separate itself form the designated Roman Catholic Church around the year 1534. The real dispute that led to the separation of these two churches began with the annulment of Henry VIII's marriage. Therefore, right after the separation, the Church of England subsequently became a separate and established church, as the consequence or result of a sequence of events, subjected to the English Reformation, with respect to the Act of Parliament in the Act of Supremacy.

However, the reign of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth brought further developments in the events pertaining to the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church, and there came a point when the blocs or groups of respective authorities (individuals) started to vie for the worship of church and ...