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Privilege and prophecy : social activism in the post-war Episcopal Church / Robert Benjamin Tobin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tobin, Robert Benjamin, 1970- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and politics--United States.
- Religion and politics.
- Leadership--Religious aspects--Episcopal Church.
- Leadership.
- Episcopal Church.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (387 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- The Episcopal Church has long been regarded as the religion of choice among America's ruling elite. Yet after World War II a new generation of leaders emerged, eager to shake off the church's reputation as a bastion of privilege and transform it into an agent of social reform. Taking an active part in the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s, these leaders struggled to draw the church's membership into their vision of change. Despite their shortcomings, these activist leaders played a pivotal role in the evolution of Episcopalianism from "establishment" church into a more diverse and inclusive denomination.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-362) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-090616-2
- 0-19-090617-0
- 0-19-090615-4
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