Anglican eucharistic theology is diverse in practice, reflecting the comprehensiveness of Anglicanism. Its sources include prayer book rubrics, writings on sacramental theology by Anglican divines, and the regulations and orientations of ecclesiastical provinces. The principal source material is the Book of Common Prayer, specifically its eucharistic prayers and Article XXVIII of the Thirty-Nine Articles. Article XXVIII comprises the foundational Anglican doctrinal statement about the Eucharist, although its interpretation varies among churches of the Anglican Communion and in different traditions of churchmanship such as Anglo-Catholicism and Evangelical Anglicanism.
Typical style of an Anglican communion table. St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England.
Bishop William White celebrating communion in choir dress in the 19th century. Such practice remains typical of low-church clergy, who object to the use of sacramental vestments.
Anglican doctrine is the body of Christian teachings used to guide the religious and moral practices of Anglican.
Thomas Cranmer
Title page of Cranmer's book of Homilies
John Henry Newman
William Temple, a leading figure of liberal social thought in Anglicanism in the early 20th century
