Faith in Their Own Color - Black Episcopalians in Antebellum New York City

Craig D. Townsend tells the remarkable story of St. Philip's, the first African American Episcopal church in New York City, and its struggle for autonomy and independence.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
1. Improper Associates
2. Freedom's Defects
3. Hobart and the High Church
4. One of Their Own Colour
5. An Orderly and Devout Congregation
6. A Bitter Thralldom
7. A Godly Admonition
8. Peculiar Circumstances
9. The Chains That Bind
10. Promoting Improvement
11. Partaking of the Heavenly Gift
12. To Employ a Colored Clergyman
13. A State of Schism
14. A Bishop's Trials
15. Exciting the Deepest Feelings
16. Vouchsafed to All Men
17. The Heart Must Be Changed
18. The Beauties of Freedom
19. Economic Opportunity and Religious Choice
20. Attentive to Their Devotions
21. The Express Wishes of Nearly All
22. Injurious to the Cause of Religion
23. A Fulness of Assent
24. But One Fold and One Chief Shepherd
Appendix. Parishioners of St. Philip's Church
Notes
Index

About the author

The Rev. Dr. Craig D. Townsend is historian in residence for racial justice for the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island and director of its Uncovering Parish Histories project. An Episcopal priest, he received his PhD from Harvard University.

Summary

Craig D. Townsend tells the remarkable story of St. Philip’s, the first African American Episcopal church in New York City, and its struggle for autonomy and independence.

Product details

• Authors: Craig Townsend, Craig D. Townsend, Townsend Craig D.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2023
• EAN: 9780231134699
• ISBN: 978-0-231-13469-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Religion and American Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; New York, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, RELIGION / Christianity / Episcopalian, Religion & beliefs, Anglican and Episcopalian Churches, RELIGION; Christianity; Episcopalian