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- ↑ Ullathorne, William Bernard (1864). A Letter on the "Association for the Promotion of the Unity of Christendom,": Addressed to the Clergy of the Diocese of Birmingham. T. Richardson. p. 6.
{{cite book}}: Missing|author1=(help) - ↑ Corresp and papers. Pusey House Library. 1857–1921.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ↑ Chapman, Mark D. (2007-01-22). "The Fantasy of Reunion: The Rise and Fall of the Association for the Promotion of the Unity of Christendom". The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 58 (1): 49–74. doi:10.1017/S0022046905004331. ISSN 1469-7637. S2CID 161504856.
- ↑ "Notice". Association for the Promotion of the Unity of Christendom. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
For almost one hundred and fifty years, we undertook our public work in the name of the Order of Corporate Reunion. In 2023, however, we made the decision to reprise the public name of our predecessor organization, The Association for the Promotion of the Unity of Christendom. This decision was intended as an act of "Kingdom-thinking." On account of the liberalizing trajectory pursued by certain elements, the name of the Order of Corporate Reunion acquired a negative association in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In addition, due to a variety of personality conflicts which have given rise to acts of separation, there are now four organizations claiming to be the Order of Corporate Reunion which are engaged in various disputes with each other. For these reasons, as an organization, we decided that the best course of action was to withdraw from all of these disputes and make a break with the past so that we could distance ourselves from the schisms and scandals of the past and serve as a more effective witness to Christian truth.
- ↑ "Association for the Promotion of the Unity of Christendom". Association for the Promotion of the Unity of Christendom. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
In this day and age, in the wake of the crisis facing the modern Anglican and Roman Catholic churches, the Association for the Promotion of the Unity of Christendom directs its efforts not merely to the reconciliation of opposing elements within the broadly Catholic religious traditions but also to the process of authentic reformation or restoration within these religious traditions. In particular, the Association advocates for a return to the historic doctrine of the sacraments as represented in the 1537 "Bishops' Book" and in the 1604 Canons of the Church of England.
