Church of England, Anglican Church英国教会，圣公会

The Church of England is the established church in England.教堂的英格兰是既定的教会在英格兰。 It is divided into two provinces, York and Canterbury, with 43 dioceses and approximately 27 million members.它分为两个省份，纽约和坎特伯雷，与43个教区和大约27万成员。 The monarch is technically at the head of the ecclesiastical structure, and the archbishops of Canterbury and York are next in line.君主在技术上是在头部的教会结构，建筑曾经是坎特伯雷大主教和纽约是未来在路线。

The beginnings of the Church of England date at least to the 2d century, when merchants and other travelers first brought Christianity to Britain.开始的英国教会的日期至少在二维世纪时，商人和其他旅客的第一所带来的基督教英国。 It is customary to regard St. Augustine of Canterbury's mission in 597 as marking the formal beginning of the church under papal authority, as it was to be throughout the Middle Ages.这是习惯把圣奥古斯丁的坎特伯里的使命，在597为标志正式开始，教会下的教皇权威，因为它是要在整个中东的千古罪人。 In its modern form, the church dates from the English Reformation of the 16th century, when royal supremacy was established and the authority of the papacy repudiated.在其现代形式，教会的日期从英语改革的16世纪，当皇家至高无上的成立和权威教宗推翻。 With the advent of British colonization, the Church of England established churches on every continent and achieved international importance.与的来临，英国的殖民统治，英国教会建立了教会在每个大陆上取得了具有国际重要性。 In time, these churches gained independence, but retained connections with the mother church in the Anglican Communion.在当时，这些教会获得独立，但保留连线与母亲教会在英国圣公会的共融。

The Church of England is identified by adherence to the threefold ministry of bishops, priests, and deacons and by a common order of worship found in the Book of Common Prayer.教堂是英格兰所确定的坚持以三倍部主教，神父，和执事和一个共同的秩序的崇拜，发现在这本书的共同祈祷。 The church is also characterized by a common attitude of loyalty to Christian tradition, while seeking to accommodate a wide range of people and views.教会是还有一个特点，一个共同的态度，忠诚，基督教传统，而寻求以容纳广泛的人民和意见。 It holds in tension the authorities of tradition, reason, and the Bible, but asserts the primacy of the Bible.它认为，在紧张，当局的传统，因此，和圣经，但断言的首要圣经。 It thus seeks to comprehend Catholic, humanist, and reformed elements, historically represented by Anglo-Catholics (high church), Liberals (broad church), and Evangelicals (low church).因此，它旨在理解，天主教，人文，改革的内容，在历史上所代表的盎格鲁-天主教徒（高教会） ，自由派（广泛教会） ，和福音派（低堂） 。

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The established status of the Church of England means that all episcopal appointments are made by the crown, and all revisions of the liturgy must be approved by Parliament.确立地位的英国教会也就是说，所有主教任命是由皇冠，和所有的修改礼仪，必须由议会批准。 In modern times, however, Parliament has been composed of non-Anglicans as well as Anglicans, and this places the church in an awkward position.但在近代，议会已组成的非英国圣公会教徒，以及英国圣公会教徒，而这地方教会在处境尴尬。 This has resulted in efforts, such as those represented by the Oxford Movement, to maintain the church's integrity by separating it from the state.这导致了努力，例如那些为代表的英国牛津运动，以维持教会的完整性，分离，它从国家。 On the other hand, it has also spurred efforts to comprehend other Christians in the national church.在另一方面，它也促使努力理解其他基督信徒在国家教会。 The Church of England has been active in the Ecumenical Movement.教会英格兰一直活跃在合一运动。

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Bibliography 参考书目
Moorman, JRH, A History of the Church in England, 3d rev.穆尔曼， jrh ，教会的历史在英格兰，三维冯智活。 ed.教育署。 (1973); Welsby, Paul, The History of The Church of England 1945-80 (1984). （ 1973年） ; welsby ，郑明训，教会的历史的英格兰45年至80年（ 1984年） 。

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