Of course, the federal model does nonetheless have more than a few proponents. (firstthings.com)
But it is precisely the «federal model» ¯ Anglicanism as a federation of autonomous, doctrinally diverse local churches ¯ that did not fare well at Egypt, just as it found disfavor last summer at Lambeth. (firstthings.com)
«Unless the covenant is robust and accepted,» Rowan Williams warned at the primates» final press conference, «the federal model does loom on the horizon.» (firstthings.com)