📙 Chapter 4: A Modern, Thriving Society
4.2.1 Christianity and the Church of England
2 paragraphs · 4 questions
Christianity is the largest religion in the UK. The Church of England is the established church in England, meaning it has a special legal relationship with the state. The monarch is the head of the Church of England (the 'Supreme Governor'). The spiritual leader of the Church of England is the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Church of England is a Protestant church.
Key Facts
- Christianity is largest religion in UK
- Church of England is established church — monarch is Supreme Governor
- Archbishop of Canterbury is spiritual leader
There is no established church in Wales or Northern Ireland. The Church in Wales was disestablished in 1920. In Scotland, the national church is the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), which is separate from the state. Many people in the UK describe themselves as having no religion — the proportion has been growing in recent decades.
Key Facts
- No established church in Wales or Northern Ireland
- Church in Wales disestablished 1920
- Growing proportion of people with no religion
📝 Notas de estudio
- El monarca es el jefe (Supreme Governor) de la Church of England.
- El cristianismo es la religión más grande en el UK
- La Church of England es la iglesia establecida — el monarca es el Supreme Governor
- El Archbishop of Canterbury es el líder espiritual
- El Archbishop of Canterbury es el líder espiritual de la Church of England.
- El cristianismo es la religión más grande en el UK
- La Church of England es la iglesia establecida — el monarca es el Supreme Governor
- El Archbishop of Canterbury es el líder espiritual
- La Church of England es una iglesia protestante.
- El cristianismo es la religión más grande en el UK
- La Church of England es la iglesia establecida — el monarca es el Supreme Governor
- El Archbishop of Canterbury es el líder espiritual
- No hay una iglesia establecida en Gales — la Church in Wales fue desestablecida en 1920.
- El cristianismo es la religión más grande en el UK
- La Church of England es la iglesia establecida — el monarca es el Supreme Governor
- El Archbishop of Canterbury es el líder espiritual
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