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11General Synod — General Syn|od, the the group of people who govern the Church of England. It includes ↑bishops and elected representatives from among the priests and other members of the church …
12General Synod — /dʒɛnrəl ˈsɪnəd/ (say jenruhl sinuhd) noun the governing body of the Anglican Church of Australia, composed of the bishops and elected clerical and laypeople …
13General Synod — noun the highest governing body of the Church of England …
14synod — The term synod describes a wide variety of gatherings of church leaders for the purpose of developing policy on church life. As such, synods may be occasional and informal, or regularly held legislative bodies that create and maintain the… …
15The Reformation — The Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Reformation The usual term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the sixteenth century, and which, while ostensibly aiming at an internal renewal of the …
16The Archbishops' Council — is part of the governance of the Church of England. By the National Institutions Measure 1998, the Council was set up in 1999 to streamline the Church s machinery of policy making and directing resources. Most of the central functions of the… …
17The New Century Hymnal — is a comprehensive hymnal and worship book published in 1995 for the United Church of Christ. The hymnal contains a wide variety of traditional Christian hymns and worship songs, many contemporary hymns and songs (typically in traditional idioms …
18The Bible and homosexuality — is a contentious subject that influences how homosexuality and homosexual sex are regarded in societies where Christianity has made a strong impact. The Bible is generally considered by believers to be inspired by God or to record God s… …
19General Council (Lutheran) — The General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North American (General Council) was a conservative Lutheran church body, formed as a reaction against the new Americanized Lutheranism of Samuel Simon Schmucker and the General Synod.… …
20(the) ordination of women — the ordination of women [the ordination of women] noun [U] the process of admitting women as priests in the Church. The ↑Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to be priests, but the ↑Church of England and the rest of the ↑Anglican Communion… …
