"the English Church And Its Gradual Move Towards A Reformed Church:church-state Relationships From The Early Middle Ages To The Eve Of The Reformation."

Abstract

This article tracks and examines the different stages that led to the establishment of the English church through the Church-State relationships and its gradual move towards a Reformed Church in the sixteenth century. The Church of England traces its roots back to the early Christian church; nevertheless, it acquired its Anglican character with a strong connection to the state at the time of the Reformation. This article will consider the events that led to the move of the ‘English Church’ to a Reformed Church. Within this perspective of the move towards a Reformed Church, we deemed it important and necessary to consider the state of the English church from the introduction of Christianity to England to the eve of the Reformation which gave it the title of a Reformed Church.