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[Jason]

So I found you guys thanks to your link on Arianism from Wikipedia. I have just finished reading "When Jesus Became God" by Rubenstein. What an amazing read dealing with the Arian conflict.

Does this new Arian church have an opinion on this text?

Where does your apostolic lineage come from?

Are there any Arians here in the USA?

Thank you.

[RabbiBarry]

I am in Kansas City. There are others nearby.

[Archbishop Michael-John]

Jason,

Welcome to Arian Catholicism, I'm glad you found us and I hope you find inspiration with us.

"When Jesus Became God" by Rubenstein
I have read this book and heard it being recommended by Arian Catholics and I plan to post a review when I have time. Please feel free to add the details of this book to its own thread in the reviews forum with your own comments. I also have a list of other books to add and we will soon build up a library of book reviews.

Apostolic Lineage
The Apostolic lineage of the ACC has multiple threads which have converged to confirm and reinforce one another.

In Europe after the death of Saint Arius, Arianism continued to be taught by Arian Bishops: Auxentius Bishop of Milan, Eusebius Bishop of Nicomedia, and Ulfilas Bishop of Dacia; at its height Arianism had a greater following than that of the so called Orthodox church. Arianism continued for some 250 years before it was driven underground and absorbed into the Roman church by the brutality of Roman Catholicism and it must be borne in mind that so many Arian faithful, religious and clergy would not suddenly stop believing what was in their hearts.

Primarily the Anglican Catholic Apostolic descent (i.e. The lineage of the Catholic Church in England before the reformation) traces its lineage back to the 1st century to the time of Boudicea 61 - 63 AD (The heart of the Early Church); and tradition holds that this traces further back to Sts Joseph of Arimathea and Simon Zealots.

See http://arian-catholic.org/arian/arian-introduction.html#england_link.

The Church in Britannia did not formally accept the Roman church until the Synod of Whitby in 664 AD, and even then it never really accepted the church of Rome although trinitarianism still filtered through; it is a dogma of the Church that there has always been a true Catholic Bishop.

From the Reformation the lineage has been carried forward by Bishops in the High Anglican and Anglican Catholic churches to me. I have also been ordained by a retired Roman Catholic Bishop which has merged both Apostolic lineages.

The Pillars of the Church
My hopes and prayers are to be able to combine this further with the Apostolic claims of the Eastern Orthodox and Messianic Jewish churches in order to then pass on the reinforced Apostolic claims of the ACC to all our new Bishops and Clergy. This, I believe, will bring together the Pillars of the Church as in Galatians 2:9.

Arians / Arian Catholic Communities in the USA
I am planning to visit the USA, hopefully next year, to minister the sacraments including ordaining new Clergy. Please ensure that your profile on the forum is complete and add yourself to the "Where is everyone from?" thread; you will find many members from the US listed there. I have created a new forum giving members the chance to add themselves to Regional AC Communities!! :-)

I hope this answers your queries.

Blessings,
In the grace of our Father through Immanuel,