DVAN 606 - Anglican Worship and Sacraments (3)

The course is a requirement for the Certificate of Anglican Studies. It will look at Anglican sacraments and sacramentals and demonstrate the extent to which Anglicanism resembles other Christian traditions and where, how, and why it differs from them. It will devote roughly equal amounts of time to the pre-Reformation heritage, the Reformation, and the rites recognized as sacraments in some churches but as sacramentals among Anglicans. The course is aimed specifically at Anglican ordinands and emphasizes what they need to know in order to understand the basic principles of sacramental ministry, as well as the apparent peculiarities of the Anglican tradition. Prereq: DVHD 502. Offered: Spring, on rotation.