BROAD CHURCH


Meaning of BROAD CHURCH in English

noun

Usage: capitalized B&C

: a party or school of theological thought in the Anglican Communion holding liberal views as to doctrine and fellowship and emphasizing a policy of broad inclusiveness, active especially during the second half of the 19th century under the guidance of such early leaders as Thomas Arnold, Charles Kingsley, A.P.Stanley, and F.W.Robertson

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