Overview

The history of the Diocese of Pennsylvania is in many ways a history of the Episcopal Church at large. It remains one of the largest and most influential dioceses in the national church. Its story has paralleled and illustrated the challenges and accomplishments of the wider denomination-and of issues that concern the American people as a whole. In This Far by Faith, ten professional historians provide the first complete history of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. It will become essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the history and significance of the Episcopal Church and of its evolution in the Greater Philadelphia area. Aside from the editor, the contributors are Charles Cashdollar, Marie Conn, William W. Cutler III, Deborah Mathias Gough, Ann Greene, Sheldon Hackney, Emma J. Lapsansky-Werner, William Pencak, and Thomas F. Rzeznik.

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Author:   David R. Contosta (Chestnut Hill College)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9780271052458

ISBN 10:   0271052457
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   15 July 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Introduction David R. Contosta 1 The Colonial Church: Founding the Church, 1695-1775 Deborah Mathias Gough 2 From Anglicans to Episcopalians: The Revolutionary Years, 1775-1790 William Pencak 3 Identity, Spirituality, and Organization: The Episcopal Church in Early Pennsylvania, 1790-1820 Emma Jones Lapsansky-Werner 4 New Growth and New Challenges, 1820-1840 Charles D. Cashdollar 5 The Church and the City, 1840-1865 Marie Conn 6 The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1865-1910 Ann Norton Greene 7 The Church in Prosperity, Depression, and War, 1910-1945 Thomas F. Rzeznik 8 A Church on Wheels, 1945-1963 William W. Cutler III 9 Social Justice, the Church, and the Counterculture, 1963-1979 Sheldon Hackney 10 A Perfect Storm, 1979-2010 David R. Contosta Contributors Index

Reviews

What a good text this would make for a course on Episcopal Church history, or, for that matter, also American church history even in a course on United States history. Frederick H. Borsch, Anglican and Episcopal History

It is a pleasure . . . to read this impressive and accessible diocesan history. . . .</p>. . . This is an excellent history. It is critical to our understanding of the Episcopal Church nationally, and in many ways, constitutes a microcosm of American mainline religion. </p>--Philip Jenkins, <em>Pennsylvania History</em></p>

Author Information

David R. Contosta is Professor of History at Chestnut Hill College, USA.

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