The Episcopalians Contributor(s): Hein, David (Author), Shattuck, Gardiner H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0898694973 ISBN-13: 9780898694970 Publisher: Church Publishing OUR PRICE: $37.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Beginning with the Episcopal Church's roots in sixteenth-century England, this comprehensive work traces its history from colonial Anglicanism in the New World, through the American Revolution and the Gilded Age to 2003. Includes 100 short biographies of notable Episcopalians. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Episcopalian - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Christianity - History |
Dewey: 283.73 |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.12" W x 8.94" (1.11 lbs) 361 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: The story of Episcopalians in America is the story of an influential denomination that has furnished a large share of the American political and cultural leadership. Beginning with the Episcopal Church's roots in sixteenth-century England, The Episcopalians offers a fresh account of its rise to prominence. Chronologically arranged, it traces the establishment of colonial Anglicanism in the New World through the birth of the Episcopal Church after the Revolution and its rise throughout the nineteenth century, ending with the complex array of forces that helped shape it in the 20th century and the consecration of Gene Robinson in 2003. The authors focus not only on the established leadership of the church but also to the experience of lay people, the form and function of sacred space, the evolution of church parties and theology, relations with other Christian communities, and the evolving ministries of women and minorities. |