Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue / by J. Robert Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, J. Robert (John Robert), 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

St. Thomas' Church (New York, N.Y.)--History.

St. Thomas' Church (New York, N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Church history.

History.

New York (N.Y.)--Church history.

New York (N.Y.).

Cram, Ralph Adams, 1863-1942.

Cram, Ralph Adams.

Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924.

Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

xiv, 313 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge, U.K. : William B. Eerdmans ; New York : Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, 2001.

Summary:

This complete, illustrated history of Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue (New York City) chronicles the first 175 years of one of the great parishes of the Episcopal Church.

Drawing on primary sources and original research, J. Robert Wright portrays the building, congregations, and rectors who have given shape to the historical development of Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, More than the history of a single parish, this volume is valuable for its reflection of the whole Episcopal Church and, more broadly, for its insights into the challenges of church life against the background of modern culture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of the Rev. Harry E. Krauss.

ISBN:

0802839126