revision-matters

A conversation among Episcopalians and friends about why revising the Book of Common Prayer matters — to us, to the church, to the world. All manner of reflections welcome: personal, theological, ethnographic, historical, literary, political. We aim to stay kind and respectful.

Jan 31, 2022

Liturgy resolutions — Feb. 2022

Please read here about how online hearings for the upcoming General Convention will work! Online hearings start on February 17. I am serving (for the first time!) on Committee 12 — Prayer Book, Liturgy, and Music. So I can tell you a little bit about the resolutions that…

Miranda Hassett

Jan 28, 2022

GC80 — Online Hearings Soon!

The Episcopal Church plans to hold its General Convention this summer (delayed from last year!). There’s a big innovation this time around: Committees that deal with the resolutions that will come before Convention are starting their work remotely, this winter and spring. That…

Miranda Hassett

Jul 11, 2018

Wednesday thoughts on A068

Sometime in the next two days, a resolution addressing Prayer Book revision will come before the House of Deputies. This version of the resolution is new to the Deputies; it was adopted by the House of Bishops as a replacement for the text of the resolution that passed the House of…

Miranda Hassett

Jul 1, 2018

Revision matters because language matters.

The House of Deputies Special Committee on Sexual Harassment and Exploitation, called into being back in January to examine the impact of sexism and misogyny in the church, has released its report. In addition to issues of structural equity, training…

Jordan Haynie Ware

Apr 12, 2018

Common Prayer in a Global Church

Episcopalians have long been known as a people of the book — the Book of Common Prayer, that is. This is a wonderful reputation to have. There is something powerful in the idea that “o’er each continent and island …. the voice of prayer is never silent.” To be able to…

Ian Burch

Mar 16, 2018

Two Tweaks

My credentials to talk about revising the Book of Common Prayer are pretty meagre. I currently serve a medium-sized parish as rector, though most of my ministry has been at bedsides in hospital ICUs and Emergency Departments with people who wouldn’t know what a BCP is or, probably, care. I come from…

Miranda Hassett

Feb 28, 2018

Blessings and bruises

As my friend David pointed out a couple of weeks ago, a lot of the emotional attachments and the logistical challenges…

Miranda Hassett

Feb 14, 2018

Telling us the truth about ourselves

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent. The Ash Wednesday liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer (page 267–269) is a powerful and meaningful text for me. I find that it names, clearly and aptly, the ways I tend to fall short of my intentions…

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