The Canons of the Church of England
Decisions of loyalism or patriotism were rarely easy during the American Revolution, and the colonial Anglican clergy, all of whom had taken oaths to the King and his Church, faced a particularly difficult dilemma. Revolutionary governments demanded that they repudiate their oaths, end prayers for the King and alter the liturgy. Examining the plight of these clergymen, this study tracks down every one of the 300-plus Anglican ministers in the 13 colonies to assess their diverse political opinion...
This is a wide-ranging text, which attempts to cover major issues facing the Church of England in both theological and practical ways. It is particularly concerned with the establishment of the Church of England and its relationship with mission. The questions it covers include: what is the spirituality of people who seldom come to Church?; what sort of bishops, clergy and lay ministers do we need for the mission of the Church?; what does it mean to be a "national Church"?; and is the establishe...
100 Years 100 Treasures
by Diana Hunt, Marion Welhm, Tim Allen, Roy Tricker, and Michael Wilde
Proper Prefaces and Offertory Sentences for Sundays and Holy Days of Year a
by R Steve Lipscomb
The Developing Schism within the Episcopal Church, 1960-2010
by Nancy C. James
This complete 1979 Book of Common Prayer includes a full-color, contemporary soft cover, and an easy-to-read table of contents. This edition includes 38 pages of additional material designed to help the reader understand more about The Episcopal Church, its worship, and its prayer book. Supplemental essays include: What is the Book of Common Prayer?Reading Scripture in WorshipHow to Write a Collect and more
The New Masculinity Movement (Braemor Studies, Nr. 3)
by Alistair James Morrison
At a time when people are yearning for good news, Cynthia Bourgeault's new book invites us to find our way to the hope that does not disappoint or fail. In our usual way of looking at things, hope is tied to outcome: "I hope I get this job" or "I hope my mother gets well." The Bible introduces us to a different kind of hope that has its source not in events but in the mercy of God, a lifeblood of compassion connecting our heart to God's heart and the heart of all creation. In five interwoven me...
One of the Episcopal Church's best-known teachers and theologians, Richard A. Norris, over the course of his life gave much thought to the character of the church and its leaders -- bishops, priests, deacons, and laity; the "all believers" of the title. Norris created elegant, relaxed essays about the church for many different groups of people, from convention goers to seminarians to lay people discerning their baptismal ministry. As a scholar, he also contributed an impressive breadth of academ...
Using the twenty-first chapter of the Gospel according to John, Kenneth Arnold offers a sustained reflection on the acquisition of patience, wisdom, and spiritual maturity. Utilizing his own love and experience of fishing, he teaches us "how to fish" and in doing so risk a transforming encounter with the Risen Lord. Arnold invites us to join him, along with Peter and the Beloved Disciple, on an imaginative and illuminating journey of inquiry, a night fishing expedition that will plumb the depth...
Baptism in Church (Introducing the Church of England S.)
Service of the Word (Patterns of Worship Service Cards)
Thirty years after the first group of women was ordained by the Episcopal Church, women are among some of the most vital and successful ministers in all Protestant denominations, even as churches struggle to hold on to their members. Sarah Sentilles enters the lives of female ministers - women of various ages and races, in a range of churches - to paint the first real portrait of what it's like to serve as a woman of faith today.Sometimes triumphant, sometimes hilarious, sometimes painful, their...
Transforming Questions: Participant's Guide
by Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson Shobe