The Baptismal Covenant and the Proposed Anglican Covenant

An exploration of the development and meaning of the text of the Baptismal Covenant in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church provides the basis for a discussion of the proposed Anglican Communion Covenant. The article concludes by suggesting how biblical, theological and liturgical...

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Published in:Journal of Anglican studies
Main Author: Meyers, Ruth A. 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2011
In: Journal of Anglican studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-41
Further subjects:B Creed
B Baptism
B Ministry
B Covenant
B Anglican Covenant
B Episcopal Church
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Summary:An exploration of the development and meaning of the text of the Baptismal Covenant in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church provides the basis for a discussion of the proposed Anglican Communion Covenant. The article concludes by suggesting how biblical, theological and liturgical understandings of covenant offer a perspective by which to assess the proposed Covenant for the Anglican Communion.
ISSN:1745-5278
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S1740355311000283