Eftsoon
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The Church of England is a very very broad category indeed. I mean it's practically a catch-all term. In the uK the Anglican church incorporates the great churches such as St Paul's and Soul Survivors. It's a little difficult to even talk about CofE/Anglican as a denomination since there's so much diversity. I would argue that the prestige of the church has waned quite substantially. Post enlightenment, the church lost its claim to be the keeper of the keys to knowledge.
Bear in mind however that characters such as Rowan Williams and NT Wright are the foremost public theologians in England and are honoured Anglicans.
Overall, I would say that the CofE is definitely progressive. Most of the Anglican churches I know are more inclusive than their evangelical counterparts.
There is a definite connection between state power and the CofE however. This goes back to the founding of the church (Henry VIII). Most of our politicians are (nominally/optically) C of E.Oxford and Cambridge are or were predominantly Anglican.
EDIT: Sorry. We do have Catholic universities but none are Russell Group. Russell Group operates along the same principle as the Ivy League. None of our 'presitigious' universities are officially Catholic.
Category:Catholic universities and colleges in England - Wikipedia
Bear in mind however that characters such as Rowan Williams and NT Wright are the foremost public theologians in England and are honoured Anglicans.
Overall, I would say that the CofE is definitely progressive. Most of the Anglican churches I know are more inclusive than their evangelical counterparts.
There is a definite connection between state power and the CofE however. This goes back to the founding of the church (Henry VIII). Most of our politicians are (nominally/optically) C of E.Oxford and Cambridge are or were predominantly Anglican.
EDIT: Sorry. We do have Catholic universities but none are Russell Group. Russell Group operates along the same principle as the Ivy League. None of our 'presitigious' universities are officially Catholic.
Category:Catholic universities and colleges in England - Wikipedia
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