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===High, Low, Broad===
===High, Low, Broad===
The Church of England struggled to maintain within itself the diametrically opposed tendencies of high-church Anglo-Catholicism and low-church evangelicalism. Even within the broad church movement, disciples of low-church historian and Rugby headmaster Thomas Arnold (1795-1842) and former Unitarian founder of [[Christian Socialism]] Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-72), while overlapping somewhat in their membership, based their comprehensiveness on different theology.<ref> Jeremy Morris, "The Spirit of Comprehension: Examining the Broad Church Synthesis in England," ''Anglican & Episcopal History'' 2006 75(3): 423-443 </ref>
The Church of England struggled to maintain within itself the diametrically opposed tendencies of high-church Anglo-Catholicism and low-church evangelicalism. Even within the broad church movement, disciples of low-church historian and Rugby headmaster Thomas Arnold (1795-1842) and former Unitarian founder of [[Christian Socialism]] Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-72), while overlapping somewhat in their membership, based their comprehensiveness on different theology.<ref> Jeremy Morris, "The Spirit of Comprehension: Examining the Broad Church Synthesis in England," ''Anglican & Episcopal History'' 2006 75(3): 423-443 </ref>
===Ecumenical efforts===
In the late 19th, 20th, and early 21st centuries, Anglican priests have participated in several ecumenical events. From sharing the [[Lord's supper]] with Scottish [[Presbyterians]] in 1913<ref>http://justus.anglican.org/resources/timeline/15ecumenical.html</ref> to conservative considerations to re-joining the [[Roman Catholic]] church<ref>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821374,00.html</ref>
==Leadership==
==Leadership==