Question re: Church history: are Anglicans/Episcopalians considered "protestants"?

Question

Is the origin of the Church Of England, from which modern day Episcopal Church in the U.S. and Canada (Anglican), comes from considered part of the Protestant Reformation?

Are Anglicans protestants?

Answer 1

great question, with 'yes' and 'no' answer

here's how wikipedia puts it

"The Anglican Communion considers itself to be part of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church and as being both Catholic and Reformed. For some adherents it represents a non-papal Catholicism, for others a form of Protestantism though without a dominant guiding figure such as Luther, Knox, Calvin, Zwingli or Wesley.[4] For many Anglicans their self-identity represents some combination of the two: the communion encompasses a wide spectrum of belief and practice including evangelical, liberal, and catholic."

Answer 2

Yes, Under the leadership of William Tyndale and John knox England and Scotland had a reformation in the mid 1500s. King Henry VIII removed the Catholic church from power using Thomas Cranmer in an attempt to divorce Katherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. There has been little change since that time. The Church of England has been the resulting dominating religion.

Answer 3

Most Episcopalians/Anglicans would say "yes" but an Anglo-Catholic minority would say 'No" since they see themselves as a branch of the Catholic Church along with Roman Catholics,Eastern Orthodox and Old Catholics. Many Anglicans,including many Evangelical Anglicans,consider themselves "evangelical catholics" with a "cleansed and reformed Catholicism". I am RC and see all Anglicans as some degree of Protestant since they came about as a result of the Reformation.

Answer 4

you got that back words, the Episcopal Church come from the Church Of England,and are the same Church
and or reignited in England, by king Hanny the 8 Th.

Answer 5

Anglicans are usually proud to consider themselves the "via media" - both catholic and protestant. They retain most of the Catholic forms for rites, liturgies, vestments, and sacraments.... but abide by a thirty four article covenant that is demonstrably protestant in nature.

They're by far the least "protestant" of the protestants. :)

Answer 6

We evaluate The historical past of the Church a e book it particularly is robust to examine. this is no longer scripture, and this is no longer doctrine. The books that i'm thinking of because of the fact the historical past of the Church have been written by capacity of B. H. Roberts, and have been commissioned by capacity of the Church. i'm no longer acquainted with the historical past by capacity of Joseph Smith, however I even have considered it referenced in lots of Church ingredients. so some distance as i understand, this is no longer scripture or doctrine, yet a reference e book.

Answer 7

Yep. I think any Christian religion besides Catholism is technically Protestant.

Answer 8

Roman Catholics call them Protestants.

Protestants call them Catholics.

Pastor Art

Answer 9

Yes.

Answer 10

Oh yes !!!
http://www.carm.org/doctrine/100truths.htm