The Episcopal Way
The Christianity which we proclaim, the faith which we hold,
is not just the bare letter of the Gospel, but it is the life of Christ,
present in every age in the lives of the saints,
Christ's life down the centuries. —A. M. Allchin
Our roots are in the Celtic and Benedictine traditions of spiritual life — the common prayer of communities, day by day, week by week, shaping belief and action. In the 16th century, that tradition expressed itself in Thomas Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer. The tradition continues now among 85 million people throughout the world and here at St. Aidan’s, Portland.
Here are a few elements of our way.
We serve and engage our society
Our engagement primarily takes place in the daily life of our members
The grounding for our life is common prayer, in which we experience God
The integration of our life is in reflectiveness and community
We accept complexity, ambiguity, and paradox in our thinking about God, creation, and humanity
For more:
Episcopal Spirituality
Episcopal Ethos
Benedictine Roots
Interesting Episcopal websites
Episcopal Cafe
The Full Homely Divinity
COTA Spirituality
Brian McLaren: The Episcopal Moment