What do Episcopalians Believe?

The beliefs of Anglicans are quite diverse. The official standard is the Book of Common Prayer, but some parts of that are more clearly doctrinal than others.

The ecumenical creeds, both Nicene and Apostles', are used by the Episcopal Church in its worship day by day and week by week. They are ancient and universal statements of Christian faith. In addition, the Episcopal Church follows ancient tradition and includes the Athanasian Creed among its statements of faith.

Another very important ancient statement of faith is the Chalcedonian formula, which defined the limits of Christological orthodoxy.

The Thirty-Nine Articles were important at the Reformation, but are less so today.

The Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral describes the general ecumenical principles of Anglicans.

The Episcopal Church also has a Catechism, which summarizes the faith in question and answer format.