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David Hein, Gardiner H. Shattuck Jr.
ISBN: 0-313-22958-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-22958-9
384 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 12/30/2003
List Price: $57.95 (UK Sterling Price: £39.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Denominations in America
Awards:
  • History Book Club Alternate Selection
Reviews:
  • Recommended for libraries.
    —Library Journal     April 1, 2004
  • How do you characterize a denomination that is doctrinally indifferent, liturgically lush, culturally elite, politically conservative, socially liberal, and that Thomas Merton once described as little more than an "atmosphere"? Hein and Shattuck have risen to the challenge with this lively, well-balanced, and readable book....Highly recommended. General readers; lower-level undergraduates and above.
    —Choice     September 2004
  • [A] superior introduction to the Episcopal Church and its American heritage.
    —Anglican and Episcopal History     June 2005
  • Do we really need another history of the Episcopal Church so soon after David Holmes' in 1993 and Robert Prichard's in 1999? Emphatically, we do....[9]9 biographies of the famous or notorious , the obscure or peripheral, the obvious or eccentric are what give The Episcopalians its special flavor....The book shows a Church that has come of age, culturally diverse and politically sensitive at last....If anyone asks, "How did our dear old Church get to where it is today?" this is the book to read.
    —The Historiographer     2004
Description: The story of the Episcopalians in America is the story of an influential denomination that has furnished a disproportionately large share of the American political and cultural leadership. Beginning with the denomination's roots in 16th-century England, this book offers a fresh account of the Episcopal Church's rise to prominence in America. Chronologically arranged, it follows the establishment of colonial Anglicanism in the New World, the national organization of the denomination following the Revolution, its rise during the 19th century, and the complex array of forces that affected the church in the 20th century—and continue to affect it today.

The story of the Episcopalians in America is the story of an influential denomination that has furnished a disproportionately large share of the American political and cultural leadership. Beginning with the denomination's roots in 16th-century England, this book offers a fresh account of the Episcopal Church's rise to prominence in America. Chronologically arranged, it follows the establishment of colonial Anglicanism in the New World, the national organization of the denomination following the Revolution, its rise during the 19th century, and the complex array of forces that affected the church in the 20th century—and continue to affect it today. The authors pay particular attention to the established leadership of the Episcopal Church, as well as to the experience of the ordinary layperson, the form and function of sacred space, developments in church parties and theology, relations with other Christian communities, and the evolving roles and status of women and minorities.

Shining a light on the lives of ordinary churchgoers and historically marginalized groups, the authors reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the Episcopal Church. While the church evolved into the denomination of the urban establishment, a politically, theologically, and socially moderate religious body that appealed to those seeking the society of their largely middle- and upper-middle-class peers, it also appealed to those whom the dominant society excluded from power: African and Hispanic Americans, women, and American Indians. The volume concludes with a chronology of important events and biographical sketches of major figures in the Episcopal Church.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Abbreviations Used in This Volume
    English and American Beginnings: 1534-1662
    Anglicanism in Colonial America: 1662-1763
    The Crisis of the American Revolution: 1763-1783
    Reorganization in a New Nation: 1783-1811
    Unity, Diversity, and Conflict in Antebellum America: 1811-1865
    Social and Intellectual Challenges: 1865-1918
    Emergence of the Modern Church: 1918-1958
    Changing Times: 1958-2003
    Biographical Entries
    A Chronology of the Episcopal Church
    Bibliographic Essay
    About the Authors
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