[Magdalen] [TMagdalen] A Note Re CofE and TEC History

[Grace Cangialosi]

I'm going to read the whole book in the next week. I've only read pieces of it and enjoyed all the vintage photographs of America's "ruling class." 

On July 1, 2015, at 5:36 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

I suspect the book _The Power of Their Glory_ might be a nice contrast to
the official party line history. I made an observation about TPoTG sometime
ago and was told that it was not a well done book. (translation: I didn't
like some of the stuff it said, so it must have been poorly done)
I wonder if Bryan is still around....

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Of course, the definitive history of TEC is the one by Robert Prichard of
> VTS, which is now in its 3rd edition.  I think it's just called A History
> of the Episcopal Church: From Colonial Times to the Present. That may not
> be exact, but you'll find it under his name.
>
> On July 1, 2015, at 12:56 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
>
> From: Cantor03--- via Magdalen
>
> >In a message dated 6/30/2015 9:29:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >gracecan at gmail.com writes:
>
> A fine book and I certainly recommend it highly for anyone who is really
> interested in the history of TEC.
>
> I also strongly recommend "Yet With a Steady Beat -- The African American
> Struggle for Recognition in the Episcopal Church" by Harold T Lewis
> )recently
> discussed a bit in  relation to Calvary, Pittsburgh).
>
> I do think these are both "Must Reads" for Episcopalians..
>
> As for Mason Martins, well, he had a very opinionated view which, I think
> tainted his historical descriptions..
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
>