Robert W. Prichard

The Making and Re-Making of Episcopal Canon Law

In order to weigh current arguments about the structure of The Episcopal Church and its relationship to the other members of the Anglican Communion, it may be useful to reflect on earlier periods in which the Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church have changed significantly.  It could be argued that the three most important such periods in the history of The Episcopal Church in which such change took place were:  the American Revolution, the early 20th century, and the 1960s.