Polity of the Anglican Church

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Theology - Historic Theology, Ecclesiastical History, grade: 85, , course: Theology, language: English, abstract: The church's polity or governance is a branch of ecclesiology or study of the church that addresses the organizational structure and hierarchy of the church. Issues of Church governance appear in the first chapter of the book of Acts of Apostles, the first act recorded after the accession in the election of Mathias as one of the Twelve Apostles replacing Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:12-26). This assignment explains the historical development that led to the polity of the Anglican Church highlighting the denominational history and local history that have influenced its choice of polity, comparing and contrasting this polity with Biblical teaching on church governance, and the impact of Anglican Church polity on assimilation and involvement of church members.