📙 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
📝 学习笔记
- 君主是英格兰教会（Church of England）的首脑（最高管理者 Supreme Governor）。
- 基督教是 UK 最大的宗教
- 英格兰教会是国教 — 君主是最高管理者 Supreme Governor
- 坎特伯雷大主教是精神领袖
- 坎特伯雷大主教是英格兰教会的精神领袖。
- 基督教是 UK 最大的宗教
- 英格兰教会是国教 — 君主是最高管理者 Supreme Governor
- 坎特伯雷大主教是精神领袖
- 英格兰教会是一个新教教会。
- 基督教是 UK 最大的宗教
- 英格兰教会是国教 — 君主是最高管理者 Supreme Governor
- 坎特伯雷大主教是精神领袖
- 威尔士没有国教 — 威尔士教会（Church in Wales）于 1920 年被废除国教地位。
- 基督教是 UK 最大的宗教
- 英格兰教会是国教 — 君主是最高管理者 Supreme Governor
- 坎特伯雷大主教是精神领袖
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