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A 15 page paper that begins with a history of the United Church of Canada, how and when it came to be formed. A brief history of the Anglican Church of Canada is also provided. The paper discusses the beliefs of these two churches with an emphasis on the United Church of Canada. The writer briefly explains what Christology is and the United Church of Canada's demonstration of Christology. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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of Canada in British Columbia (Stewart, 1983). The Methodists comprised the largest portion of the new church and the Congregationalists were the smallest (Dawson, 2005). The people believed that the
union was ordained by God and that the new church would be better able to serve the needs of Canadians (Stewart, 1983). More specifically, the members perceived one of the
major missions of the church as social reform (Stewart, 1983). In 1935, on its 10th anniversary, the United Church of Canada declared that it was not only a united church,
it was "a uniting church" (Dawson, 2005). In 1968, the United Church of Canada welcomed 10,000 members of the Evangelical United Brethren (Dawson, 2005). There were discussions with the
Anglican Church of Canada about uniting together in 1944, 1966, and again in 1972c but each time, discussions were suspended with the last Anglican Church finally rejecting the plan for
uniting the two (Dawson, 2005). Stewart (1983) reported that the United Church of Canada tends to be both liberal in its theology and more secular than other churches. However, one
will find a range of philosophies ranging from evangelical to conservative to charismatic among individual members and clergy (Stewart, 1983). People tend to be more independent and not as willing
to defer to clergy as people in other churches (Stewart, 1983). These attitudes would be expected if one considers the three traditions that joined together. Methodists and Presbyterians were highly
organized religions, much more so than the Congregationalists (Stewart, 1983). There was also a difference in the doctrines of each of these religions which resulted in some internal strife (Stewart,
1983). And, initially, those promoting the union "were committed to theological liberalism" (Stewart, 1983). Thus, the Church comes by its tendency towards a liberal theology naturally. It should be
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