Episcopalianism category: 259 books
The View From Mars Hill
Christianity in the Landscape of World Religions
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2005
What are Christians to make of religious diversity? Are other religions simply wrong? Is this great multiplicity something to appreciate and foster? Is there any way to judge whether one religion is better than another, or are all equally good options? What has brought about such a wealth of diversity...
This Far by Grace
A Bishop's Journey Through Questions of Homosexuality
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2003
In this thoughtful and timely book, Bishop Alexander explores his journey through the theological, scriptural, and pastoral aspects of the questions surrounding homosexuality and the Christian faith. Writing in the weeks after the General Convention of the Episcopal Church approved the appointment...
Getting Involved with God
Rediscovering the Old Testament
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2001
This is a book about getting, and staying, involved with God—what it takes, what it costs, what it looks and feels like, and why anyone would want to do it anyway.
by David J. Schlafer
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1998
Schlafer looks at the preacher's task at the “high times” of the church and the secular year, those occasions on which expectations run high and emotions can be intense. He explores the temptations and pitfalls of preaching at weddings and funerals; baptisms and ordinations; civic holidays like...
Faith in Their Own Color
Black Episcopalians in Antebellum New York City
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2005
On a September afternoon in 1853, three African American men from St. Philip's Church walked into the Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and took their seats among five hundred wealthy and powerful white church leaders. Ultimately, and with great reluctance, the Convention had acceded...
Many Parts, One Body
How the Episcopal Church Works
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
In order to determine the locus of authority within the Episcopal Church, political scientist James Dator carefully analyzed the three main styles of constitutional government —confederal, federal, and unitary — and applied them to the Episcopal Church in his 1959 dissertation. Now, working with...
Light Theology and Heavy Cream
The Culinary Adventures of Pietro and Madeline
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2004
Robert Farrar Capon is well known as the author of the modern classic The Supper of the Lamb (“awesomely funny, wise, beautiful, moving, preposterous,” said The New York Times) and other acclaimed books such as Genesis, the Movie. In Light Theology & Heavy Cream: The Culinary Adventures of Pietro...
I Will With God's Help Adult Journal
Episcopal Confirmation for Youth and Adult
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2000
This confirmation program, based on the Baptismal Covenant from The Book of Common Prayer, encourages youth and adults to share their own faith journeys. Adaptable for six- to twelve-week programs, confirmation retreats or conferences. Easy-to-use session plans include many interactive activities...
The Wisconsin Oneidas and the Episcopal Church
A Chain Linking Two Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2019
This unique collaboration by academic historians, Oneida elders, and Episcopal clergy tells the fascinating story of how the oldest Protestant mission and house of worship in the upper Midwest took root in the Oneida community. Personal bonds that developed between the Episcopal clergy and the Wisconsin...
The Way of Jesus
Living a Spiritual and Ethical Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Renowned poet and novelist Jay Parini’s The Way of Jesus is a book for progressive Christians and spiritual seekers who struggle, as Parini does, with some of the basic questions about human existence: its limits and sadnesses, and its possibilities for awareness and understanding.
Part guide...
This Far by Faith
Tradition and Change in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
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...
Get Up Off Your Knees
Preaching the U2 Catalog
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2003
Get Up Off Your Knees is a thoughtful and provocative collection of sermons by a group of preachers from across the international church spectrum who have been moved to theological reflection on the art and work of U2. This book will appeal to fans of U2, students of homiletics, and everyone interested in the intersection of art, popular culture, and religion.
by Matthew Hoch
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
• First new addition to the popular and well-established “Welcome to” series in years • First volume to introduce and explain church music and congregational singing for beginners The book discusses the importance of hymn singing and service music in Episcopal worship, as well as the history,...
The Bishop Reformed
Studies of Episcopal Power and Culture in the Central Middle Ages
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
In the period following the collapse of the Carolingian Empire up to the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), the episcopate everywhere in Europe experienced substantial and important change, brought about by a variety of factors: the pressures of ecclesiastical reform; the devolution and recovery of royal...