A Legal Analysis of Church Discipline in Canada

Notes: "Editorial Note: This article first appeared in the journal of the Canadian Council of Charities (CCC Bulletin, No. 2, March 25, 1992) and is reprinted with their permission. It has been revised by the author to reflect recent case law. The author of the article, Terrance S. Carter, is a member of the firm Wardlaw, Mullin, Carter & Thwaites in Orangeville, Ontario, and is an active member of the Baptist Church and a well known author and speaker. The author acknowledges the assistance of Rhonda Smith in the preparation of this article."; A discussion of church discipline with instances from several denominations, including the Anglican Church of Canada (James Ferry trial), about discipline, membership, authority and legal autonomy within Canadian churches.; N.B. One paragraph of this article was accidentally omitted. See "Errata" note in Vol. 1 No. 2 "Journal of the Church Law Association of Canada" p. 257 for omitted text.

Subjects: Church discipline - Canada; Ferry, James (R. James), 1952-; Ecclesiastical courts - Canada; Church and state - Canada