Episode 22 - Anglicanism 101: Worship and Liturgy

Episode 22 - Anglicanism 101: Worship and Liturgy

From Canterbury Trails by Jared Lovell | C.Jay Engel

February 5, 2026 · 1h 10m · Episode 22

About this episode

The episode introduces Anglicanism 101, focusing on the significance of worship and liturgy in the Anglican tradition.

On today’s Canterbury Trails, Jared Lovell and C. Jay Engel introduce a new series for the podcast: Anglicanism 101, tackling questions that those new to Anglicanism—or those who are just curious—might ask. For this first installment in the series, we’ll talk about Worship and Liturgy. Why do Anglican (and other high worship) traditions seems so strange to modern Evangelicals? Is Sunday morning just about fellowship and an inspirational talk? Or is it intended to be something more? Perhaps the most important difference between liturgical and evangelical worship is that liturgical worship is about enacting the story of Christ together. That’s why historic Christian worship begins with a call to worship, continues on with a confession of sins, assurance of pardon, and a proclamation of God’s word, concluding on the high note of Communion where we receive Christ’s body and blood, at His table. C. Jay and Jared discuss such questions as, Why do I need to be reminded of forgiveness by the priest when I already know it from the Bible? What is the point of robes, and other elements of high liturgy? How often should we take Communion? Isn’t it inauthentic to kneel or do other things just…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jared Lovell, C. Jay Engel

Topics covered

  • Anglicanism
  • Worship
  • Liturgy
  • Christianity
  • Evangelicalism
  • Communion

Keywords

  • Anglicanism
  • worship
  • liturgy
  • Communion
  • Christian tradition
  • forgiveness
  • high worship

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Books & works: Anglicanism 101

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