By David R. Contosta
The historical past of the Diocese of Pennsylvania is in lots of methods a historical past of the Episcopal Church at huge. It is still one of many greatest and so much influential dioceses within the nationwide church. Its tale has paralleled and illustrated the demanding situations and accomplishments of the broader denomination—and of matters that trouble the yank humans as an entire. In This a long way through Faith, ten expert historians give you the first entire historical past of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. it's going to turn into crucial examining for someone wishing to appreciate the heritage and importance of the Episcopal Church and of its evolution within the larger Philadelphia area.
Aside from the editor, the participants 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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