The Continuation of Protestant Ecclesiology: Anglican Evangelicalism from the Eighteenth Century to the Present

The eighteenth century witnessed the rise of two movements which in their basic beliefs represented the continuation of Reformation principles within Anglicanism: Evangelicalism, which has remained a firm part of Anglicanism, and Methodism, which eventually split away from the Church of England.1 Although both movements were distinct 2 and eventually fell into disagreement, they shared principles which were similar to the Protestant three marks of the Church. Different ways of interpreting these marks, especially the third one of discipline, rather than fundamental ecclesiological incompatibilities led to the subsequent estrangement between Evangelicalism and Methodism.