The protestant church in great britain in the 1800s

The Six Articles preserved the old religion mainly intact. However it was a moderate Protestantism. At the end of the 20th century, the Alpha Course became an effective method of introducing people to Christianity.

Meanwhile in the late 18th century religious enthusiasm began to revive in England. Learn More in these related Britannica articles:. However, in the 17th century, independent churches were formed. In May the Church of England agreed to surrender its legislative independence and canon law to the authority of the monarch.

The church voted in to ordain women as priests; the first ordinationof 32 women, took place in at Bristol Cathedral. They had to be converted all over again by Celtic monks from Scotland.

Furthermore, when the bishops' seats were transferred back from Coventry to Lichfield, and from Bath to Wells, these sees reverted to being secular. He insisted on the apostolic succession within the Church of England and, indemonstrated that the 39 Articles, the very foundation of Anglicanism, could also be interpreted from a Catholic point of view.