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- The high church are the beliefs and practices of Christian ecclesiology, liturgy, and theology that emphasize "ritual, priestly authority, [and] sacraments"...
- High church Lutheranism is a movement that began in 20th-century Europe and emphasizes worship practices and doctrines that are similar to those found...
- used in a liturgical sense, denoting a Protestant emphasis, whereas "high church" denotes an emphasis on ritual, often Anglo-Catholic. The term was initially...
- Anglo-Catholics and many high church and some broad-church Anglicans, but merely as "sacramental rites" by other broad-church and low-church Anglicans, especially...
- strands: the main traditions are known as Anglo-Catholic, high church, central church, and low church, the latter producing a growing evangelical wing that...
- Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America" was the only official name in use. In the 19th century, high church members advocated changing...
- (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais Naomh Giles), or the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Old Town of Edinburgh. The current...
- reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched the Reformation in 1517. Lutheranism subsequently became the state...
- "high church", having retained priests, vestments, and the M**** during the Swedish Reformation. In common with other Evangelical Lutheran churches (particularly...
- High Point University (HPU) is a private university in High Point, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The...