The Catholic Religion, Unabridged Edition: A Manual for Instruction for Members of the Anglican Communion

by Vernon Staley

The Catholic Religion, Unabridged Edition

Genres: Theology, Christianity, Religion, Church

426 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1893

About the author

1852-1933

Reviews

[Wesley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read for the fundamentals of Anglo-Catholic theology. Someone needs to write this book in modern language for those seeks a via media between Protestant and Roman Catholic.

[Vinnie Santini · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a great book for people new to the Anglican Church and want to dig a little deeper. Staley covers a lot of material with a depth that doesn’t overwhelm. This is a manual, not a systematic theology of catholic religion! Sometimes I wanted More detail on the theology section is why I gave it a four star. The second part on the Church in England was worth the price of the book and helped solidify in my mind the historical continuity of the Anglican Church. Highly recommended!

[Sam Jaeger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fr. Vernon Staley delivers a beautiful and simple yet very deep exposition of the Anglican Christian faith, managing to define it not just by its Reformational history, but also by its catholic heritage - characterizing the Anglican Church as a component part of the one holy catholic and apostolic church, not departing from the primitive Catholic Church, following faithfully in the steps of the Fathers, and being loyal to the English traditions, history, and aesthetics. Anglicanism is both reformed and catholic. The occasional commentary from Brian Goodchild helps to bring Staley’s work into the modern day. This book is the perfect primer for Anglicanism for people acquainted with theology, but who feel they still have a surface level understanding of it.

[Dennis Geoffroy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best short introduction and defense of the validly of the Church of England (Anglican faith).

Even though the topic is kind of dry and this work was originally published in the 19th century it was immensely readable and only took me a couple days to get though.

[Gabriel Franke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very thorough overview of Anglican theology. Fair takes on highly debated topics; embodies the “Via Media” approach to our history and theology. Thank you Vernon.

[FatherSwithin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good summary of the catholic faith in the Anglican communion. I plan to use this for an 'inquirers class' in the parish. It is not a 5-star book because of the language (first published in 1893), and missing some discussion of more modern concerns. It also lacks some specifically American topics that I will have to supply for the class. I greatly appreciated the short history of the English Church, since I think that is necessary for a true understanding of the topic.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Staley offers a good and comprehensive overview of the faith from a distinctly Anglo-Catholic perspective.

[S. P. Machado · Rating 1 out of 5]

Uma ótima iniciação a teologia anglicana.