The Episcopalians

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.

About the author

David Hein teaches in the religion and philosophy department at Hood College, the author of Noble Powell and the Episcopal Establishment in the Twentieth Century, and co-author of Essays on Lincoln's Faith and Politics.
Gardiner H. Shattuck, Jr. is an American religious historian, author of Episcopalians and Race: From Civil War to Civil Rights, and co-author of Encyclopedia of American Religious History.

Summary

Beginning with the Episcopal Church's roots in sixteenth-century England, this book offers an account of its rise to prominence. It includes 100 biographies of notable Episcopalians from Samuel Seabury to Paili Murray.

Product details

• Authors: David Hein, Gardiner H Shattuck, Gardiner H. Shattuck
• Publisher: Church Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2005
• EAN: 9780898694970
• ISBN: 978-0-89869-497-0
• No. of pages: 361
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 227 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 503 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity