RESPONSE
TO
A SHORT STUDY GUIDE
TO AID THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN
RESPONDING TO
THE DRAFT ANGLICAN COVENANT
AS PREPARED BY THE COVENANT DESIGN GROUP
|
Date: |
|
|
Name: |
|
|
Address: |
|
|
Telephone: |
|
|
E-mail: |
|
|
Parish: |
|
|
Diocese: |
(1) [Report introduction] Do you
think an Anglican Covenant is necessary and/or will help to strengthen the interdependent
life of the Anglican Communion? Why or why not?
Type your answer to Question 1 here.
(2) [Draft text introduction] How
closely does this view of communion accord with your understanding of the
development and vocation of the Anglican Communion?
Type your answer to Question 2 here.
(3) [Covenant
draft: 1 Preamble] Is this a sufficient rationale for entering into
a Covenant? Why or why not?
Type your answer to Question 3 here.
(4) [Covenant draft: 2 The Life We Share]
Do these six affirmations adequately describe The Episcopal Church’s
understanding of “common catholicity, apostolicity, and confession of faith”?
Why or why not?
Type your answer to Question 4 here.
(5) [Covenant draft: 2 The Life We Share] The
Thirty-nine Articles of Religion and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer (of the
Church of England) are not currently authoritative documents for The Episcopal
Church. Do you think they should be? Why or why not?
Type your answer to Question 5 here.
(6) [Covenant draft: 3 Our Commitment to
Confession of the Faith] Is each of these commitments clear and
understandable with respect to what is being asked of the member churches and
are they consistent with statements and actions made by the Episcopal Church in
the General Convention? Why or why not?
Type your answer to Question 6 here.
(7) [Covenant draft: 4 The Life We Share
with Others] Is the mission vision offered here helpful in advancing
a common life of the Anglican Communion and does this need to be a part of the
Draft Covenant? Why or why not?
Type your answer to Question 7 here.
(8) [Covenant draft: 5 Our Unity and Common
Life] Does this section adequately describe your understanding of the
history and respective roles of the “Four Instruments of Communion”? Why or why
not?
Type your answer to Question 8 here.
(9) [Covenant draft: 6 Unity of the
Communion] Do you think there needs to be an executive or judicial
body for resolving disagreements or disputes in the Anglican Communion? If so,
do you think it should be the Primates Meeting as recommended by the Draft
Covenant? Explain.
Type your answer to Question 9 here.
(10) [Covenant draft: 6 Unity of the
Communion] What does the phrase “a common mind about matters of
essential concern…” mean to you?
Type your answer to Question 10 here.
(11) [Covenant draft: 7 Our Declaration]
Can you affirm the “fundamental shape” of the Draft Covenant? Why or why not?
Type your answer to Question 11 here.
(12) [Covenant draft: 7 Our Declaration]
What do you think are the consequences of signing such a Covenant as proposed
in the Draft?
Type your answer to Question 12 here.
(13) [Covenant draft overall] Having
read the Draft Covenant as a whole do you agree with the CDG’s assertion that
“nothing which is commended in the draft text of the Covenant can be said to be
‘new’”? Why or why not?
Type your answer to Question 13 here.
(14) [Covenant draft overall] In
general, what is your response to the Draft Covenant taken as a whole? What is
helpful in the draft? What is not-helpful? What is missing? Additional comments?