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They\u2019re shaking up the Church of England:<\/p>\n

A handful of big evangelically-minded parishes now exercise huge influence, far beyond their immediate patch. Saint Helen\u2019s in Bishopsgate reaches out to workers in London\u2019s financial district; it has \u201cplanted\u201d a dozen new communities in other places, using an American model of religious expansion. Holy Trinity, Brompton has exported a charismatic brand of Christianity via the Alpha course. Meanwhile All Souls in Langham Place, which shares a neighbourhood with department stores, broadcasters and arty bohemians, radiates forth a more sober brand of evangelism. What all these churches have in common is a reluctance to do the Church of England\u2019s traditional job of marrying, baptising or burying people who have no real religious commitment. That is a break with Anglicanism\u2019s familiar role as the undemanding \u201cdefault mode\u201d of faith for a secular country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest:\u00a0The Church of England: Hot and bothered | The Economist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They\u2019re shaking up the Church of England: A handful of big evangelically-minded parishes now exercise huge influence, far beyond their immediate patch. Saint Helen\u2019s in Bishopsgate reaches out to workers in London\u2019s financial district; it has \u201cplanted\u201d a dozen new communities in other places, using an American model of religious expansion. 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