The story of America's first black bishop and his struggle, against white apathy, lack of funds, and jurisdictional ambiguity, to rebuild the African-American component of the Episcopal Church in the context of a segregated church.
Standing in stark contrast to the conservative churchmen of Victorian Britain, the Anglican clergyman Stewart Headlam was a passionately progressive reformer, a champion of the working poor - especially women - a defender of the music hall performers. This title gives his biography.
In addition to being the sixth bishop of the Diocese of New York, Henry Codman Potter (1835-1908) was a prominent voice in the Social Gospel movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This book studies Potter's life and work, examining his career in the Episcopal church and the origins and legacy of his progressive social views.
From the first worship services onboard English ships during the sixteenth century to the contentious toughmindedness of early clergymen to debates about sexuality, this book provides a comprehensive survey of the history of the Canadian Anglican Church.
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