An Historical Perspective – December 13, 2009

news
4     Archbishop Presses Ecumenical Questions at Conference in Rome

15    Oregon Elects Bishop

essay
6    Reviving the Quadrilateral
The proposed covenant calls forth our best Anglican selves
BY JOSEPH B. HOWARD

column
10    After a 20-Minute Chat, Ecumenism Rolls On
BY JOHN L. ALLEN

catholic voices
12    EDITORIAL: Of Loyalty Oaths

Misreading History
BY EPHRAIM RADNER

other departments
14    Sunday’s Readings

15    People & Places