After more than a week of debate among church leaders about whether God should be referred to by male pronouns — and about the numerous other issues that come up when writing a prayer book ...

King. Lord. And in the Episcopal Church, the language of prayer matters. The Book of Common Prayer, the text used in every Episcopal congregation, is cherished as a core element of Episcopal identity.

And in the Episcopal Church, the language of prayer matters. The Book of Common Prayer, the text used in every Episcopal congregation, is cherished as a core element of Episcopal identity.

The Episcopal Church formed a committee Wednesday to “provide a pathway” toward revising the Book of Common Prayer to include gender-neutral language.

The Book of Common Prayer contains morning prayer, evening prayer, the Holy Communion service and a litany, as well as services for baptism, marriage and funerals, and epistle and Gospel readings ...

The Book of Common Prayer is the text used in every Episcopal congregation. The book currently uses the traditional language when referring to God, such as Father, King and Lord.

The main impetus for the drive to rewrite the book — the central unifying text of all Episcopal worship, with roots in the first Anglican Book of Common Prayer, published in 1549 — was a ...

The leaders of the Episcopal Church and biblical scholars are having their triennial convention in Austin, Texas to discuss whether to make it clear God is not gendered.

The Episcopal Church General Convention is considering a measure to expand the use of gender-neutral language for God in the Book of Common Prayer.

The impetus to rewrite the book — the central unifying text of all Episcopal worship, with roots in the first Anglican Book of Common Prayer, published in 1549 — was a demand for gender ...