Not so, says the Rt. Rev. John H. Rodgers, a former TEC priest, seminary president and now a bishop with the Anglican Mission in the Americas.

* The information phase where a profile of the proposed merged congregation is presented to the vestry for discussion and vote. Upon a favorable vote, the vestry presents the profile to the parish for discussion and further negotiation, if necessary.

* The final phase involves both parishes voting upon the final draft of the proposed merger.

On the other hand, it will be viewed as a "victory" for Western pan-Anglican liberal primates and their agenda for a more open, progressive, less doctrinaire, but more accommodating to a culture that embraces pansexuality.

For Dr. Williams, there will, at the very least, be no more diplomatic shuffling between orthodox and liberal primates with the hope of brokering a deal to keep everyone at the table. The vast majority of the orthodox simply won't be there.

When the first edition of this book was published in 2006, a rising tide of church property litigation was just beginning. That tide soon swelled. Subsequent events unfolded rapidly, both inside and outside courtrooms throughout the United States. The California Supreme Court, the South Carolina Supreme Court, and the New York Court of Appeals (the highest court in that state) soon rendered major church property decisions.