The Anglican Curiosities Podcast

As we bring Season 1 of the Anglican Curiosities Podcast to a close, we'd like to introduce you to three rectors over two final episodes that are currently living and breathing the concepts discussed throughout each episode this season.  Our final guests this season are the Revs. Tracey and Jamey Russell: co-rectors of Trinity Church in Washington, Pennsylvania.  In this interview, we ask the Russells about how each aspect of the Anglican formation they have received impacts the way they do ministry in their context. 

As we bring Season 1 of the Anglican Curiosities Podcast to a close, we'd like to introduce you to three rectors over two final episodes that are currently living and breathing the concepts discussed throughout each episode this season.  Our first guest rector is The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Wong (MDiv, 2008); regional Dean of Vietnam and priest in charge of The Church of the Good Shepherd – English Congregation in Singapore. In this interview, we asked him about his ministry in Southeast Asia, and how he engages the pillars of Anglicanism in his current context.

In this episode, we have a joyful conversation with The Rev. Dr. Michael Jensen about how worship of our Almighty God manifests itself in an Anglican context. Throughout the interview, we ask Michael to define Anglican worship, and explain how it differs from other Christian traditions. He also leads us in exploring subjects such as: the nuances of Christ's presence at the Eucharist, walking the line between spontaneity and order in worship, and even the appropriate use of music in the service.

In this episode, Trinity Associate Professor of Historical Theology The Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett, demystifies the doctrinal foundations of Anglican theology by relating the meaning and uses of the three traditional creeds (the Apostle's creed, the Nicene creed, and the Athanasian creed) and the thirty nine articles. He goes into sufficient detail about how these creeds came to be, and why they should matter to believers today.For those who might be unfamiliar with the Three Creeds, we recorded them being read in their entirety by The Ven. Rev. Dr. Mark Stevenson (Parish Deacon at the Church of the Ascension and Former Academic Dean of Trinity School for Ministry) as a bonus episode for the season.  Give it a listen before or after this episode if you're unfamiliar with one or more of the creeds, or you just want to listen to one of the best voices in the business. 

A reading of the Apostles Creed, The Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed by The Ven. Rev. Dr. Mark Stevenson.  

In this episode, esteemed scholar, author, and researcher Ashley Null will be taking us on a deep dive into a key origin story character, Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer. We'll explore Cranmer's contemporary culture, and the key events throughout his life that led him to write the first book of Collects, the first Book of Common Prayer, and of course, ultimately lay the groundwork for what would become the Anglican Church of England. 

In this episode, Trinity's Church History Professor The Rev. Dr. David Ney takes us on a succinct journey along the themes and events of the English Reformation. His love of and devotion to the subject shines through as he describes the delicate details of how the Spirit of God was using these events in history to form the Church of England into an imperfect, but unique embodiment of scripture centered worship.

For our first ever episode of the Anglican Curiosities Podcast, we take a broad overhead look at the Anglican Church.  Using the analogy of the family dinner table, our outgoing Dean President - The Very Rev. Dr. Henry L. Thompson III (or ‘Laurie' for short) helps us categorize and analyze the people, ideals, traditions that make up Anglicanism.Resources mentioned in this episode:The Stripping of the Altars - Eamon DuffyAnglicanism: A Reformed Catholic Tradition - Gerald BrayFigural Reading and the Old Testament: Theology and Practice - Don Collett

Welcome to the Anglican Curiosities Podcast!  Whether you're curious to know if this tradition could be personally meaningful, or if you've been around Anglican churches for a while and there are things about it you've wanted to know about but haven't found the way to ask, we welcome you to be curious with us today!