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In the late 1800s, there was a movement to disestablish the Church of England. It failed, but it had the incidental effect of giving the English language one of its longest words, "[[antidisestablishmentarianism]]".
 
In the late 1800s, there was a movement to disestablish the Church of England. It failed, but it had the incidental effect of giving the English language one of its longest words, "[[antidisestablishmentarianism]]".
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===Protestant Experimentalists (group of Anglican modernists)===
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In the early 20th century several Anglican priests and scholars showed interest in the new wired and wireless communications technologies such as radio and their possible use in furthering Christianity.  Their interests included telepathy, psychic research, psychology, and healing.  Such Anglican intellectuals were the Anglican Archbishop Frederick Du Vernet and the Espicopal bible scholar Kirsopp Lake. <ref> [http://jaar.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/75/3/651 "Radio Mind: Protestant Experimentalists on the Frontiers of Healing"], ''Journal of the American Academy of Religion'' 2007 75(3):651-683</ref>
    
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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