Reflections on the Lambeth Conference

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article is an observer’s reflection on the Lambeth Conference of bishops of the Anglican Communion held in summer 2022. It describes the physical conditions under which the conference met, the role played by the Archbishop of Canterbury in convening and overseeing the Conference, and the evolution of the Conference’s processes. It concludes with a series of short reflections on the implications of the Conference, and particularly its handling of differences over same-sex relationships, for the polity and future of the Anglican Communion.