This far by faith : tradition and change in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania / edited by David R. Contosta.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Contosta, David R.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania--History.

Episcopal Church.

Episcopal Church--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania.

History.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

xi, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]

Summary:

"A collection of essays tracing the history of the Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania, with emphasis on the greater Philadelphia area. Includes discussions of the diversity of practice and belief within the church, and between the church and the wider national culture"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The colonial church: founding the church, 1695-1775 / Deborah Mathias Gough

From Anglicans to Episcopalians: the revolutionary war years, 1775-1790 / William Pencak

Identity, spirituality, and organization: the Episcopal Church in early Pennsylvania, 1790-1820 / Emma Jones Lapsansky-Werner

New growth and new challenges, 1820-1840 / Charles D. Cashdollar

The church and the city, 1840-1865 / Marie Conn

The gilded age and progressive era, 1865-1910 / Ann Norton Greene

The church in prosperity, depression, and war, 1910-1945 / Thomas F. Rzeznik

A church on wheels, 1945-1963 / William W. Cutler III

Social justice, the church, and the counterculture, 1963-1979 / Sheldon Hackney

A perfect storm, 1979-2010 / David R. Contosta.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Richard and Margaret Ullman.

ISBN:

9780271052441

0271052449

OCLC:

768335664