Background & Supporting Documentation
| Background Documentation | |
| ACNS 3633 - A Statement by the Primates of the Anglican Communion meeting in Lambeth Palace, 15-16 October, 2003 | |
| ACNS 3450 - The Pastoral Letter from the May 2003 Primates' Meeting in Gramado, Brazil | |
| ACNS 2959 - Report from the April 2002 Primates' Meeting in Canterbury, England | |
| ACNS 2410 - Pastoral Letter and Call to Prayer from the March 2001 Primates Meeting in Kanuga, North Carolina, USA | |
| ACNS 2094 - Final Communiqué from the Primates Meeting, Portugal, March 2000 | |
| Virginia Report 1996 | |
| Statement issued on behalf of “the Primates of the Global South” by Archbishop Peter Akinola, November 3rd, 2003 |
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| Statement of fourteen Anglican Primates of the Global South | |
| Supporting Documentation | ||
| Notes on presentation by Stephen Sykes Given to initial meeting of the Lambeth Commission, February 2004 |
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| Some Legal and Constitutional Considerations Paper by John Rees, submitted to the Primates Meeting, October 2003 |
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| Communion and Autonomy in Anglicanism: Nature and Maintenance Paper by Norman Doe |
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| Commissioning Commissions: a context for the work of the ABCC and IATDC? Paper by Philip Thomas |
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| Common Law: a fifth instrument of unity? Paper by Philip Thomas |
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| Ears to Hear?: why the Eames group will not be debating homosexuality Paper by Philip Thomas |
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| On Being Excommunicated: what does it mean to 'break off' communion? Paper by Philip Thomas |
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| Tuning up the Instruments of Unity: structures for Anglican decision-making Paper by Philip Thomas |
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| Decision-making Process in the communion of the Church Paper by Mary Tanner |
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| The Journey Forward Together: Reflections on Matthew 5:13-36 Paper Lynlea Rodger |
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| What is the Anglican Communion for? Paper by Chris Sugden |
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| Reflections offered to the Primates of the Anglican Communion from Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission |
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| Anglican Conciliarity: History, Theology and Practice Paper by Paul Avis |
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| Background Information Related to the Decision of the Diocese of New Westminster (Anglican Church of Canada) to Authorize the Blessing of Same Sex Unions Diocese of New Westminster |
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| Letter from the Presiding Bishop of ECUSA to the chairman of the Lambeth Commission (6 February 2004) from Frank Griswold |
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| Rite of Commissioning St George's House, Windsor, 9 February 2004 |
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| A Charge from Archbishop Rowan Williams |
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| Petition from Anglican Mainstream in support of the Network |
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| Human Sexuality: A Statement by the Anglican Bishops of Canada - 1997 |
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Other Documents being considered that are not available online |
| Grindrod Report, Women and the Episcopate, Parts B & C, 1987 |
| To Mend the Net, Anglican Faith and Order for Renewed Mission, Gomez and Sinclair, Ekklesia Society, 2001 |
| Claiming our Anglican Identity, Anglican Communion Institute, 2003 |