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Historical Society of the Episcopal ChurchResource: Writing Parish/Church History
- A Guide for Writing a Parish History, by Thomas P Power [PDF]
28-page booklet from the Anglican Church of Canada with guidance for writing a parish history. Topics covered include Research Process, Documentary Sources, Oral History, Writing, Publishing, Use. It also includes a Bibliography with other resources to be consulted.
- Writing Church History: A Guideline for Local Church Historians, by the PCA Historical Center [WEB]
2,000 word web page with synopsis of the church history process. Sections include Appointing the Historian, Gathering Data, Organizing, Length, Approval, Publishing, Using and Supplementing the Church History. A checklist for preparation is provided.
- Writing a Church History, by Westminster Theological Seminary [WEB]
2,500 word web page with an overview of writing a church history. Sections include Writing A Church History Digest, Writing A Church History Paper, Sources For Historical Research, Research And Writing Church History, Common Problems In Church History Writing.
Resource: Teaching Syllabi
Disclaimer: This Teaching Syllabi resource provides educational resources for teaching or studying Episcopal history, including parish programs, church history courses, and personal study. Materials have been compiled from educators in the field and are included with permission where required or under the fair use provision of Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Facts, data, citations, subject lists, and course schedules generally are not protected by copyright. HSEC makes no warranty, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, currency, completeness, reliability, or usefulness of these materials. Users are responsible for using the materials in a manner that complies with applicable law and does not create civil or criminal liability. | Syllabi Links
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Resource: Teaching Bibliography
Resources for anyone teaching or studying Episcopal history. These materials may be used for parish teaching, church history courses, or personal study. They have been compiled from educators in the field. To recommend an addition, contact administration@hsec.us.
21st Century Publications
- Booty, John. The Church in History, Morehouse Publishing, 2003.
- Hein, David and Gardiner H. Shattuck, Jr. The Episcopalians. 2nd ed., Church Publishing, 2005.
- Prichard, Robert W. A History of the Episcopal Church: Complete through the 78th General Convention. 3rd ed., Morehouse Publishing, 2014.
Late 20th Century Publications
- Albright, Raymond W. A History of the Protestant Episcopal Church. New York: Macmillan, 1964.
- Addison, James T. The Episcopal Church in the United States, 1789-1931. New York: Charles Scribner, 1951.
- Chorley, E. Clowes. Men and Movements in the American Episcopal Church. New York: Charles Scribner, 1946.
- Holmes, David L. A Brief History of the Episcopal Church. Trinity Press International, 1993.
Early 20th Century Publications
- Hodges, George. Three Hundred Years of the Episcopal Church in America. Philadelphia: G. W. Jacobs, 1906.
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McConnell, Samuel D. History of the American Episcopal Church 1600-1915. New York: Thomas Whittaker, 1934.
- Manross, William W. A History of the American Episcopal Church. New York: Morehouse Publishing Co., 1935.
19th Century Publications
- Anderson, James S. M. The History of the Church of England in the Colonies and Foreign Dependencies of the British Empire. 3 vols. London: Rivingtons, 1845. Second edition 1856.
- Caswall, Henry. America and the American Church. London: J.G. & F. Rivington, 1839.
- Coleman, Leighton. The Church in America. New York: James Pott, 1895.
- Perry, William Stevens. The History of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883. 2 vols. Boston: James K. Osgood, 1885.
- Tiffany, Charles C. A History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. New York: Christian Literature Co., 1895.
- Wilberforce, Samuel. A History of the Protestant Episcopal Church In America. London: J. Burns, 1844. Second edition 1846. New York: Stanford and Swords, 1849.
- Anglican-Episcopal Theology and History Series (Brill)
- Bernard, G. W. The King’s Reformation: Henry VIII and the Remaking of the English Church. Yale University Press, 2007.
- Chadwick, Henry et al. Not Angels, but Anglicans: A History of Christianity in the British Isles. 2nd ed., Canterbury Press, 2010.
- Dickens, A. G. The English Reformation. 2nd ed. Pennsylvania State University Press, 1993.
- Douglas, Ian T. and Kwok Pui-Lan, editors. Beyond Colonial Anglicanism: The Anglican Communion in the Twenty-first Century. Church Publishing, 2001.
- Duffy, Eamon et al. Anglicanism and the Western Christian Tradition: Continuity, Change, and the Search for Communion. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd., 2003.
- Duffy, Eamon. Reformation Divided: Catholics, Protestants and the Conversion of England. Bloomsbury Continuum, 2017.
- MacCulloch, Diarmaid. The Later Reformation in England, 1547-1603. 2nd ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2001. British History in Perspective series.
- Marshall, Peter. Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation. Yale University Press, 2017.
- Moorman, John H. R. A History of the Church in England. 3nd ed., Morehouse Publishing, 1980.
- Oxford History of Anglicanism. Oxford University Press, 2017-2018.
- Schmidt, Richard H. Glorious Companions: Five Centuries of Anglican Spirituality. Eerdmans, 2002.
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Anderson, Eric and Alfred A. Moss, Jr, Dangerous Donations: Northern Philanthropy and Southern Black Education, 1902-1930. University of Missouri Press, 1990. Note especially information on the Episcopal Church's American Church Institute for Negroes.
- Bennett, Robert A. “Black Episcopalians: A History From The Colonial Period To The Present.” The Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Vol. 43, No. 3, 1974, pp. 231-245.
- Lewis, Harold. Yet with a Steady Beat: The African American Struggle for Recognition in the Episcopal Church. Trinity Press International, 1996.
- Moses, Wilson Jeremiah. Alexander Crummell: A Study of Civilization and Discontent. Oxford University Press, 1989.
- Moss, Alfred A., Jr. The American Negro Academy: Voice of the Talented Tenth. Louisiana State University Press,1981. Note discussions of Episcopal priest Alexander Crummell and the Episcopal priests and laypersons who were members of the American Negro Academy.
- Moss, Alfred A., Jr. "Negotiating the Color Line," in Reviews in American History, Volume 37, Number 2, June 2009, Johns Hopkins University Press, pages 273-278.
- Murray, Pauli. Song In A Weary Throat: An American Pilgrimage. Harper and Row, 1987.
- Shattuck, Gardiner H., Jr. Episcopalians and Race: Civil War to Civil Rights. University Press of Kentucky, 2003. Religion in the South series.
- Townsend, Craig D. Faith in Their Own Color: Black Episcopalians in Antebellum New York City. Columbia University Press, 2005.
- Washington, Paul M. with David Mcl. Gracie. Other Sheep I Have: The Autobiography of Father Paul M. Washington. Temple University Press, 1994.
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