What Episcopalians Believe: An Introduction
A Religion book. Instead we have a tradition of common prayer, a general commitment to...
Episcopalian identity tends to focus on history and worship, and sometimes on ethics but "cradle" and new Episcopalians plus seekers will benefit from having a brief, accessible summary of the Christian faith as seen through an Episcopalian lens. There are two underlying convictions behind the book: first, that ecumenism is at the heart of the Episcopal faith. Episcopalians are well placed to offer themselves as a place of convergence between Roman Catholics and Protestants, and even between Roman Catholics and the Orthodox. Secondly, in the current conflicts both within the Episcopal Church and between the Episcopal Church and some of its Anglican Communion partners, there is no fundamental difference...
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Instead we have a tradition of common prayer, a general commitment to the well-being of all, including nonmembers of the church, and a desire to seek a faith that can be shared by people of a wide diversity of Samuel Wells, What Episcopalians Believe: An Introduction //
I wanted something to help me understand the rituals and traditions of "Catholic Lite".After reading this book- I not only agree wholeheartedly with the explanations of the Author.Moreover,I've decided this book was going to be with me on my continued journey in my Christian life in The Episcopal Church.To be joyful in my state of grace,... Wells' overview of the Episcopal church gets to the point, but was still a little hard for me to understand. A short but not quick read, I only recommend it if you are quite interested in the subject matter. Read for church education class. Admirably pithy.
