connotation, referring to those whose liturgical practice is neither high nor low church. Theologically, they may be either conservative—equating to central churchmanship in the Church of England—or liberal, which would identify them with the broad church or liberal strand within the Church of England. In politics By way of an analogy, the term has also been used with regard to political parties, particularly the British Labour Party. It can denote both a wide range of ideological views within a single organisation, as well as describe a party that seeks to attract a wide voter base with differing points of view. "Big tent" is a similar term in American politics, also with religious origins. See also Central churchmanship High church Liberal Anglo-Catholicism Low church Churchmanship References Further reading Chadwick, Owen. The Victorian Church (1960), vol. 1. Cornish, F. W. (1910) The English Church in the Nineteenth Century. 2 vols. London: Macmillan (particularly relevant are: vol. 1. pp. 186–96, 299-316; vol. 2, pp. 201–44). Cross, F. L. (ed.) (1957) The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. London: Oxford U. P.; Broad Church, p. 199. Jones, Tod E. (2003) The Broad Church: Biography of a Movement Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. . Anglican theology and doctrine Anglican Churchmanship Christian terminology