Which Anglican theologian are you?

Paidiske · May 24, 2026

A bit fluffy, but could spark interesting discussion:

Which Anglican Theologian Are You? | Constellation Quiz — theodramatist

Twenty-five questions about how you pray, argue, suffer, and hope — plotted against twenty-five theologians from Cranmer to Rowan Williams as a constellation.

www.theodramatist.com

PloverWing · May 25, 2026

Thanks! I came out closest to Rowan Williams (with Robinson, Underhill, Temple, and Ramsey also in my constellation). I've never actually read Williams, even though I own one of his books. Looks like I have some reading to do!

Paidiske · May 25, 2026

The irony for me is that I've read a lot of Williams (and quote him often in sermons etc) but he wasn't in my top five. My closest match was Kelly Brown Douglas (whom I'd never heard of).

I also had Robinson in my top five, and I haven't read him either, so clearly I have some exploring to do.

Jerry N. · May 25, 2026

Mine was Joseph Butler, but I had never heard of him. The most important British scholar that had a positive effect on me was C. S. Lewis.

Paidiske · May 25, 2026

Now you mention it, interesting that Lewis wasn't on the list!

Shane R · May 26, 2026

I'm closest to Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Romantic Theology · Trinitarian Orthodoxy). My wider constellation: Richard Hooker, Dorothy L. Sayers, Joseph Butler, Charles Gore.

My constellation looks more or less like an arrow; quite linear.

Bob Crowley · May 26, 2026

Paidiske said:
Now you mention it, interesting that Lewis wasn't on the list!

I'm not Anglican, but I've read more of CS Lewis writings than any other author, Christian or otherwise.

However he was technically not a theologian, a comment he often made in his essays.

He was an apologist, and a brilliant one at that, nicknamed "the apostle to the sceptics".

Paidiske · May 26, 2026

Well, that's true (about Lewis not being a theologian). That said, his contributions to popular theology were so significant he's shaped the thinking of several generations, now. It'd be interesting to see where he fit in that overall picture.

RamiC · May 26, 2026

I am this one - John A.T. Robinson.

I do not know anything about him, but he wrote a book called "Honest to God", and I do believe that being honest with God is very important.

RileyG · May 28, 2026

I'm not Anglican, I'm Roman Catholic.

I DO LOVE The Book of Common Prayer and love my Anglican brothers and sisters in Christ.

I got George Herbert.

My "brightest stars" were Underhill and Williams.

Are they referring to Evelyn Underhill and Rowan Williams?

Peace

Paidiske · May 28, 2026

Yes, that would be right.

RamiC · May 28, 2026

Jerry N. said:
The most important British scholar that had a positive effect on me was C. S. Lewis.

Are you one of the generation of Anglican raised children who climbed into wardrobes on rainy days trying to find a forrest of fir trees and a lamp post?

I was one of those.

It was entirely CS Lewis's fault.

Paidiske · May 28, 2026

You didn't have to be raised Anglican. I was raised unchurched, but I loved the Narnia books.

RileyG · May 28, 2026

Paidiske said:
Yes, that would be right.

Thanks Rev!

RileyG · May 28, 2026

Paidiske said:
You didn't have to be raised Anglican. I was raised unchurched, but I loved the Narnia books.

Me too!

Love, love CS Lewis!

The Liturgist · 2026-06-11T11:29:05-0500

Apparently according to that site Lancelot Andrewes for me, with my wider constellation including:

William Laud
1573–1645 · England 65% resonance
Caroline Archbishop · the Beauty of Holiness.
Thomas Cranmer
1489–1556 · Tudor England 65% resonance
English Reformation · Architect of the Book of Common Prayer.
George Herbert
1593–1633 · England 52% resonance
Caroline · Poet-Priest.
John Keble
1792–1866 · England 51% resonance
The Oxford Movement.

Regarding this the only surprising answer for me was Cranmer. I suspect it was because I answered several of the questions in a manner that could be called liturgical.

Thank you for sharing this interesting examination with us @Paidiske !

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