Conference Explores Communion from a Biblical, Theological and Historical Perspective

December 9, 2008

Episcopal scholars and clergy sought at a Dallas conference on Dec. 6 to kindle support for the proposed Anglican Covenant that is expected to take final shape early next year.

With the Rt. Rev. James M. Stanton, Bishop of Dallas, and the Rev. Prof. Ephraim Radner, author and professor of historical theology at Wycliffe University in Toronto, as featured speakers, the conference brought scholarship and wit to bear on the question of how 21st century Anglicans might live with diversity and yet commitment to a common life grounded in “continuity and consequence with scripture and the catholic and apostolic faith, order and tradition.” The group also created a website as a resource for interested parishes and clergy.

Organizers of the one-day conference at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas view the occasion as a “sort of prototype” for use in other dioceses prior to the General convention, said Christopher Wells, a website organizer presently serving as scholar in resident for the Diocese of Dallas. the rest