Description:
A collection of essays tracing the history of the Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania, with emphasis on the greater Philadelphia area. Includes discussions of the diversity of practice and belief within the church, and between the church and the wider national culture.
Brief description: David R. Contosta is Professor of History at Chestnut Hill College.
Review Quotes:
"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