This book offers a fresh account of the Episcopal Church's rise to prominence in America.
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
DAVID HEIN teaches in the Religion and Philosophy Department of Hood College. He is the author of Noble Powell and the Episcopal Establishment in the Twentieth Century and the coauthor of Essays on Lincoln's Faith and Politics.
GARDINER H. SHATTUCK JR. teaches in the History Department of Andover Newton Theological School. He is the author of Episcopalians and Race: Civil War to Civil Rights and the coauthor of The Encyclopedia of American Religious History.
"he Episcopalians is well organized, clearly written, carefully
researched, and great fun to read. It will be the perfect book on
the history of the Episcopal Church for seminarians, clergy,
historians, and all those interested in American church history.
Read it and enjoy yourself!"-Donald S. Armentrout Quintard
Professor of Dogmatic Theology and Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs, School of Theology at the University of the South
"A real tour-de-force....Admirably balanced in coverage of
historical periods and supplemented with a stunning list of
biographical profiles, this book will become the standard reference
for students and scholars alike. The authors draw on an array of
primary sources and the most vital interpretive approaches to tell
a fast-paced, well-written story of one of America's most
influential religious bodies."-Charles H. Lippy Leroy A. Martin
Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies, University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga
"It is so refreshing to read a history that portrays the church as
an institution shaped and changed by the people of God. David Hein
and Gardiner Shattuck have set the Episcopal Church clearly in the
midst of the shifting currents of social and political history and
have recognized the broad ethnic and racial diversity that marks
this branch of the Anglican Communion."-Mary S. Donovan Adjunct
Assistant Professor of History, Hunter College, City University of
New York Former President, Historical Society of the Episcopal
Church
"One marvels at the clarity, the eloquence, and the precision with
which Gardiner Shattuck and David Hein have reviewed the history of
the Episcopal Church from the colonial American scene of the 1660s
to the end of the twentieth century. Theirs is in every way a
splendidly written and therefore a highly readable book, and it
deserves a large audience."-Nathan A. Scott Jr. William R. Kenan
Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
"This book gives an answer to just the sort of questions that
persons outside the Episcopal Church often want to know....It
presents an informed perspective that is carefully written and
solidly based on the evidence."-J. Robert Wright Historiographer of
the Episcopal Church St. Mark's Professor of Church History, The
General Theological Seminary
"This masterpiece of institutional history embodies the
magnanimity, elegance, and broad-minded reasonableness
characteristic of Episcopalian sensibilities. Without minimizing
regrettable aspects of the past, or boasting about accomplishments,
David Hein and Gardiner Shattuck reveal the remarkable
contributions to American culture made by Episcopalians in the
past, and the importance of Episcopalian thought and practice in
the vast terrain of religious life today."-Amanda Porterfield
Professor of Religious Studies, University of Wyoming
"This volume is a welcome addition to the field of Episcopal
studies....It will be a boon to scholars, students, and the general
reading public, both inside and outside of the Episcopal
Church."-Robert Bruce Mullin SPRL Professor of History and World
Mission, The General Theological Seminary
"What distinguishes The Episcopalians from other histories of the
Episcopal Church is its contextualization. Shattuck and Hein go to
pains to show how the Episcopal Church has affected and been
affected by the history of the Republic with which it has long had
a unique, symbiotic relationship. The authors fully appreciate how
the church's grappling with such issues as race, gender, and human
sexuality relate to the ways in which the nation has struggled with
the same challenges....Both newcomers and dyed-in-the-wool
Episcopalians will be enlightened by the fresh approach of this
vibrant history of the traditions, beliefs, and especially the
people who make up the mosaic of American Anglicanism."-The Rev.
Harold T. Lewis, Ph.D. Rector, Calvary Episcopal Church,
Pittsburgh, Penn., author of Yet with a Steady Beat: The African
American Struggle for Recognition in the Episcopal Church
"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
?[A] superior introduction to the Episcopal Church and its American
heritage.?-Anglican and Episcopal History
?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
?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
?Recommended for libraries.?-Library Journal
?Recommended for libraries.??Library Journal
"�A� superior introduction to the Episcopal Church and its American
heritage."-Anglican and Episcopal History
"[A] superior introduction to the Episcopal Church and its American
heritage."-Anglican and Episcopal History
"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
"Recommended for libraries."-Library Journal
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