The fifth and final installment of this series will (I hope) encapsulate everything that I have said so far. There is one final element of the Anglican spirit that I have struggled to put into words, but I think that it underlies almost everything that I like about Anglicanism. This element is their comfort with mystery. I have done my best throughout this series to avoid insulting Presbyterianism (I apologize if I have failed), but I am trying to describe Anglicanism from my own perspective, so I have often contrasted Anglicanism and Reformed Presbyterianism. Of the many things that I like about Anglicanism, this comfort with mystery is probably where they contrast most starkly with their Presbyterian brethren. Presbyterianism, as is the case with many Reformed traditions, emphasizes the intellect. Some would say that they are overly-intellectual. To their credit, they have intentionally emphasized doctrine in a world, and a Church, that has abando...