Beeson Divinity School Institute of Anglican Studies

The worship and doctrine of Anglican Christianity are saturated with and anchored in Holy Scripture, grounded in the confession of the Holy Trinity as expressed in the ancient creeds, and rooted in the theology of the Reformation.

A historically and globally expansive tradition, the “formularies” of the Reformation era—the Book of Common Prayer, the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, the Book of Homilies, and the Ordinal—give shape to a communion that prays, professes and proclaims what the prayerbook calls “the comfortable words.”

Join us each Wednesday from 7:15-8 a.m. in Hodges Chapel for morning prayer.

Certificate of Anglican Studies

Educating Men and Women Engaged in Ministry or Preparing for Ordination

Offering courses in the history, theology and worship of the Anglican tradition, the certificate also includes regular morning and evening prayer, community lunches, ministry seminars and theology conferences. The certificate is awarded in conjunction with the Master of Divinity or to those already in possession of the degree, upon completion of the following requirements:

Anglican History and Doctrine*
Anglican Worship and Sacraments*
Supervised Ministry Practicum in an Anglican Context
Weekly Morning and Evening Prayer
Monthly Anglican Lunches
Annual Reformation Anglicanism Lecture and regular theology seminars and social gatherings

* For students pursuing the certificate in Anglican studies, Anglican History and Doctrine satisfies the required MDiv course, DVET 701 Doctrine and Ethics and Anglican Worship and Sacraments satisfies the required MDiv course, DVHD 606 Ecclesiology and Worship.

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Reformation Anglicanism Lecture

The Institute of Anglican Studies at Beeson Divinity School and the Wittenberg Center for Reformation Studies (Wittenberg, Germany) are pleased to present the Reformation Anglicanism Lecture each year in Beeson’s Hodges Chapel.

The 2025 lecture will be held Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. in Hodges Chapel. The Rev. Dr. John Yates III will speak on the topic of holy Scripture in the Anglican tradition, with a reception to follow the event in the Beeson Commons. Yates is the rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He served as study assistant to John Stott from 1996-1999 and later earned an MA in Theology from King's College, an MDiv from Trinity School for Ministry in Pennsylvania and a PhD in New Testament from Cambridge University in England.

Each year, this event will include an evening lecture by an internationally recognized scholar exploring the relationship between the history, theology, worship and pastoral significance of the English Reformation and the broader tradition of Anglican Christianity.

Watch this year’s lecture on Beeson’s YouTube channel

Anglican Lunch

February 4, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

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Join our Anglican students and the Rev. Chase Edgar for lunch! Edgar is vicar of Church of the Ascension in Anderson, South Carolina.

Anglican Lunch

March 18, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

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Join our Anglican students the Very Rev. Dr. Paul F. M. Zahl for lunch! Zahl is an author and theologian and is the former dean of the Cathedral Church of the Advent.

Anglican Lunch

April 15, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

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Join our Anglican students for lunch!

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