Are Episcopalians Born Again?
Yes we are; over and over and over again. But most Episcopalians are not “born again” in the sense of a sudden, one time experience (although some Episcopalians have had these experiences). Anglican spirituality is a mystical spirituality with ancient roots, so we tend to speak of a lifelong journey walking in the way of Jesus Christ. We see all of our lives as a constant striving to accept and follow Christ through corporate worship, the sacraments, private prayer, and our daily living at work, home, community and civic activity, and leisure. Thus, we are constantly being born again, but not in the same way that believers in the Pentecostal or fundamentalist branches of Christianity use the term. Another reason why we say that Anglicans are born again over and over is because of how we routinely renew our baptismal vows at the Easter Vigil, Pentecost, All Saints, and The Baptism of our Lord. At those times we renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness that separate us from God, the e
