Articles and Critiques on Exhibits and Books Featured in the Summer Edition of Anglican and Episcopal History
In the latest issue of Anglican and Episcopal History, readers are treated to a rich tapestry of engaged history articles, exhibit, church, and book reviews. This edition offers insights into divine services throughout the Anglican Communion, particularly within the Episcopal Church.
Jennifer Woodruff Tait, senior editor of Christian History magazine and a priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, reflects on the 1,700 anniversary of the Nicene Creed. Tait delves into the historical significance of this creed and its enduring impact on Christianity.
The Diocese of Adelaide and its Province of South Australia are described as the most Anglo-Catholic part of the ACA in an article by Joel W. West. West shares his experiences of an 'old-school worship' service on the First Sunday of Lent at Christ Church North Adelaide, part of the Diocese of Adelaide in the Anglican Church of Australia (ACA).
Several books are reviewed in this issue, including Lonnie H. Lee's The Huguenot-Anglican Refuge in Virginia: Empire Land and Religion in the Rappahannock Region, and Mark Vasey-Saunders' Defusing the Sexuality Debate: the Anglican Evangelical Culture War. Another intriguing title is In the Eye of the Storm - Middle East Christians in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Mitri Raheb.
The team of historians, including Colin J. Wood, Christian Mumpower, and Jacob Battle, have written an article about the ministry, challenges, and transformations of rural St. Mary's Episcopal Church in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, the issue does not provide information about the historians from the Redbank Valley Historical Research Project at Liberty University or the authors of this work.
Nancy Saultz Radloff, who has explored the online exhibition 'For the Expansion of the Kingdom' published by the Archives of the Episcopal Church, describes it as an 'excellent resource' that offers a social history of America, not just a history of the church. This online exhibit focuses on women's contributions to the Episcopal Church.
Another online exhibition, 'For the Expansion of the Kingdom', highlights the work of the Redbank Valley Historical Research Project at Liberty University. However, the issue does not provide information about the historians involved in this project.
J. Barrington Bates takes readers to a summer Sunday service at Grace Episcopal Church in Holland, Michigan, part of the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes. The issue of Anglican and Episcopal History includes 20 book reviews, including The Iron Bishop: A Servant of God to Church and Humanity by Peter Njenga and Why Study History? Reflecting on the Importance of the Past by John Fea.
For those interested in delving deeper into the history of the Episcopal Church, online exhibits can be accessed at https://exhibits.episcopalarchives.org/. These exhibits offer a wealth of information and resources for both scholars and casual readers alike.
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