General Convention 2012
The 77th General Convention of The Episcopal Church took place July 5-12 in Indianapolis. Learn more about what happened at our church's triennial gathering:
- Video reflections from Bishop Lee, Bishop Epting and Diocese of Chicago deputies and volunteers
- Bishop Epting's blog
- Episcopal News Service
- Episcopal Cafe
- Twitter (hashtag #gc77)
POST-CONVENTION MEDIA
In the days following General Convention, the church's move to authorize a blessing for same-sex unions, restructure itself, and debate other theological, liturgical and political issues occasioned much discussion in the media. Here is a selection of essays that offer useful perspectives:
- Gay Clark Jennings, "Episcopal Churches: Short on Politics, Sexuality Debates, Long on Jesus" in The Washington Post's On Faith blog
- Jon Meacham, "God and Gays," in Time
- Diana Butler Bass, "Can Christianity Be Saved?" on The Huffington Post
- Winnie Varghese, "The Glorious Episcopal Church" on The Huffington Post