What kind of Anglican are you?

Anglicanism is a rich communion of faith with a great variety of people and gifts represented in it. This quiz is a fun way to reflect on what might be important, and to others, in the Anglican church.

This quiz will provide multiple answers that might resonate for you, so take time and think about which resonates most. It also doesn't define you but should be a fun tool for reflection.

Created by: Christopher Samsom

Why is the doctrine of the Trinity important to you?
- Because it is the faith handed down to us by the three creeds and the first seven ecumenical councils.
- Because it is who God has revealed himself to be in scripture.
- Because it maintains the unity of the church; that said we should careful about it stifling independent thought.
- Because it reveals that God is fundamentally relational and thus informs the church's social witness.
What do you understand scripture to be?
- The true and living Word of God.
- All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness
- It contains all things necessary for salvation.
- It is a library of interesting stories that help us to think about God.
- Everything in scripture needs to be understood in its context. It is the story of a community of faith growing in awareness of who God is. We should take from it stories and commandments that build up community and help us to identify with the downtrodden.
- It sets the boundaries of what the church can teach.
- It, along with communion, is the bread of heaven that endures to eternal life. We feast on it to prepare for the resurrection.
What is a Bishop?
- A successor of the apostles'
- An important spiritual leader who keeps good order in the church
- A great vehicle for the church's public witness in the social gospel.
- Someone blameless, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, hospitable, apt to teach; not given to wine, not greedy, but patient. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
- Someone who maintains the uniformity, and beautiful worship, of the church for the glory of God.
- Someone who maintains discipline over teaching and prevents heresies from rising up.
"The Lord be with you"
- "And with thy spirit"
- "And also with you"
- "And with your spirit"
- "Why thank you."
What is most central to the church's mission?
- To worship God in spirit and in truth for he seeks such to worship him.
- To go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- To serve the least, the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, the imprisoned, the sick and the needy as if they were Jesus themselves.
- To be holy as the Lord our God is holy.
- To seek after wisdom and understanding.
What is marriage?
- An outward and visible sign, of the inward and spiritual grace by which God sanctifies and gives life to a family. A Sacrament.
- An obedience to the vision of a holy sexual life provided in scripture between one man and one woman. One of the five "commonly called sacraments" moreso than a Sacrament.
- Everyone experiences marriage differently, you need to discern for yourself what it is, but it is a good thing to celebrate with God's people in worship.
- Haven’t you read that in the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female, for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh so they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.
What youth group activity would you be excited about in your parish?
- Taking active roles in the celebration of the Easter Vigil, i.e. being a thurifer, chanting, reading a lesson etc.
- An evening of competitive Sword-Drills (hearing a verse of scripture read and trying to find where it is in the bible first)
- Going to walk a labyrinth.
- Helping out at a local soup kitchen.
- Protesting with their teachers for smaller class sizes at school.
What do you prefer to call the minister of your parish?
- Priest/Father
- Pastor
- Minister/Reverend
- Nothing distinct
What is your view on the apocrypha?
- As St. Jerome says they are edifying readings but not doctrinally binding.
- They aren't biblical they shouldn't be read in church.
- What are we? Catholic?
- They are appointed to be read in the lectionary so they are worth listening to.
- They are part of the inheritance of our faith and should be relished.
How long should a sermon be?
- 4-6 minutes
- 6-10 minutes
- 10-12 minutes
- 12-20 minutes
- 20 minutes-1 hour
How often should communion be celebrated?
- Daily
- Weekly
- Bi-weekly/Monthly
- Quarterly
Why do we baptize babies?
- To include everyone we can in God's promise.
- Because Jesus got angry at apostles who stopped the little children being brought to him, and Cranmer didn't want Jesus's wrath on him.
- Because St. Augustine mourned that he wasn't baptized as an infant, and talked about how babies are little tyrants who need God's grace.
- In Acts when the good news was preached whole households were baptised, they were told the promise was for them and their children, we are continuing our families in that promise.
- Because that's what the prayer book tells us to do.
How do you become a Christian?
- You are baptized as a child and in the community of faith you are apprenticed as a Christian, at confirmation you claim that faith as your own.
- You can be a church-goer before you're a Christian. The recognition of your sinfulness and the acceptance of Jesus's death as a sacrifice for you is a conversion that God works in the hearts of the faithful.
- You start going to church, boom, Christian. Being too rigid about these categories is not really helpful.
- When you mature into really loving your neighbours and caring for them with sacrificial love, then you're actually a disciple of Jesus.
What is the church?
- The mystical bride of Christ, a fellowship founded by Christ, under the authority of Bishops, as an instrument of his grace.
- The fellowship of witnesses of the resurrection who are called to proclaim Christ's victory over death.
- A congregation of the faithful in which the pure Word of God is preached and the Sacraments duly administered.
- The salt of the Earth, meant to make the world salty and to show what God's love looks like in its prophetic witness by caring for and advocating for those in need.
- A community in which to grow wise, to grow in the knowledge and the love of God.
What does your personal prayer life look like?
- I say morning and evening prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer.
- I say one or a number of liturgies that I have found in a variety of resources.
- I read some scripture and pray together with my family as the Spirit moves us regularly.
- I pray the rosary and ask the saints to intercede for me.
- I often sit before God in silence and just hold my life before him.
What is happening in communion?
- "It is my body" no more detail necessary.
- It is a mystery. We can have a wide arrange of views on communion.
- In communion we receive Jesus's death upon the cross for our redemption, and his promise to spiritually feed us. We are washed in his blood for the forgiveness of our sins.
- In communion its not the bread, but the receivers of the bread who are transformed into the body of Christ.
- It is like a horseshoe held in the fire that takes on the nature of the fire, we receive the real presence of God in the Eucharist.
- Communion is food that endures to eternal life, that prepares us for the resurrection of the dead.
- Communion is about the unity of the community, in solidarity with God and the suffering, it is a call to God's justice and part of his working it in us.
What is the purpose of evangelism?
- We should preach the gospel, and if necessary use words. Our lives should proclaim Jesus but we shouldn't be making others uncomfortable by talking about Jesus.
- To give glory to God, by revealing his truth to the faithful and revealing his judgment to the faithless.
- To obey Jesus's command to make disciples of all nations, its our mission.
What should church music be like?
- Good long old hymns with deep theological meaning in English style played on an organ.
- More 'modern' 1970s and 80s hymns played on a piano emphasizing the themes of the Liturgical Movement.
- Intense and emotional praise songs played with guitar and drums.
- We can chant psalms, that should be good enough.
What are the 39 Articles?
- An interesting historical document.
- A tragic moment in church history we should just forget.
- The doctrinal standard to which the church should still be held.
- It happens to align mostly with where I'm at but its irrelevant now.
- A good start.
How should the church be decorated?
- As simply as a possible, a table not an altar perhaps northward facing, a big thick bible for the people to look at.
- Stained glass windows, altar facing east, long chancel, beautiful, gothic.
- Stained glass windows, statues, multiple altars, the main one westward facing, ornaments and candles abounding as beautiful offerings to God.
- Clean, comfortable, a pulpit and a lectern, a table or an altar will do.

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