Philosopher Roger Scruton reflects on the history, architecture, and enduring cultural role of the Church of England.
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Philosopher Roger Scruton reflects on the history, architecture, and enduring cultural role of the Church of England.
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"For most people in England today, the church is simply the empty building at the end of the road, visited for the first time, if at all, when dead. It offers its sacraments to a population that lives without rites of passage, and which regards the National Health Service rather than the National Church as its true spiritual guardian. In [this book], Scruton argues that the Anglican Church is the forlorn trustee of an architectural and artistic inheritance that remains one of the treasures of Eu...
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Brief philosophical discussion of sex as tied to community and taboo.
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Historical references to religious persecution and iconoclasm.
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Mentions modern Anglican disagreements over sexuality.
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Central focus on Anglican history, rituals, texts, and identity.
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Conservative cultural and political commentary on English identity.
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References to historical religious violence and persecution.
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