What Can 1928 Teach Us?
By H. Boone Porter Jr.
Edited and introduced by Richard Mammana Jr.
The following essay by Harry Boone Porter Jr. (1923-99) was first published in The Anglican, April 1999, pp. 11-14, as part of its seri... Read More...
A Proposal for the 81st General Convention
Prayer Book Revision and General Convention, Part 4
By Matthew S. C. Olver
This is the final essay in my four-part series on the place of the Book of Common Prayer in the Episcopal Church, the establishment... Read More...
An Explanation and an Exploration of 2022-A059
Prayer Book Revision and General Convention, Part Three
By Matthew S. C. Olver
General Convention Resolution 2018-A068 directed the Task Force on Liturgical and Prayer Book Revision (the absurdly abbreviated, TFLPBR, of which I was a member) to propose to... Read More...
A Summary of the Authorization of Liturgical Texts
Prayer Book Revision and General Convention, Part 2
By Matthew S. C. Olver
This is the second essay in my series on Resolution 2022-A059, the first reading of a complete revision to Article X of the Constit... Read More...
The Book of Common Prayer in TEC’s Constitution
Prayer Book Revision and General Convention, Part 1:
By Matthew S. C. Olver
In July of 2022, the 80th General Convention passed Resolution 2022-A059, the first reading of a complete revision to Article X of... Read More...
The Prayer Book as a Constitutional Document
By Drew Nathaniel Keane
Debate over Resolution A059 (Amend Article X of the Constitution of The Episcopal Church) has brought attention to a fundamental question for Episcopalians, namely, what is the Book of Common Prayer? It is often said that the prayer ... Read More...
I Taught Canon Law. Then I Went to General Convention.
This is the first in a series of essays on the 80th General Convention and prayer book revision that Covenant will publish in the coming weeks.
By Matthew S. C. Olver
This article’s title kept swimming i... Read More...
It’s Time to Talk: Jubilate – Theological Language and Prayer Book Revision
These speakers represent a range of theological positions and disciplinary backgrounds. But what they share is a deep commitment to the life and prayer of the Episcopal Church. Don’t you want to be a part of this conversation? Don’t we need to have this conversation as a church? Prayer book revision is coming. Will you be part of the dialogue, or will you leave it to others?