Anglicanism also developed outside the British Isles until it reached the point, towards the end of the nineteenth century, where it became a world-wide Church. The investigation of this phenomenon provides the second strand of the module. The third theme pays attention to a range of issues that currently concern Anglicans, particularly those in England and Wales. The aim of this module is to examine in detail the religious life of the people of Wales since the sixteenth century. The aims and effects of the Reformation in Wales are assessed, especially in relation to the implications for religion, language and culture.
Attention is paid to church and chapel life at the grassroots.
The question of the disestablishment of the Church in Wales is addressed, and how it affected and perhaps continues to affect attitudes and movements towards the development of ecumenical relationships and unity. This module gives students a critical appreciation of the work of major composers of church music from the Reformation to the present day. It is organised in three historical periods, two of which complement the Reformation modules and the Christianity in Victorian Britain module. Each composer is examined historically, and where appropriate theologically. The Victorian period was the last great age of Christian faith in Britain.