Samuel Seabury and Charles Inglis Two Bishops, Two Churches

by Hebb, Ross N.

• ISBN13: 9781611474329
• ISBN10: 1611474329
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Summary

Samuel Seabury (1729-96) and Charles Inglis (1734-1816) were the first bishops of the Anglican churches in the United States and Canada respectively. This study compares and contrasts the seminal episcopal ministries of both men. While much has been written on how each man became their church's leader much less has been penned on their ministries as bishops. This work addresses this deficiency. Special emphasis is given to matters of liturgy, polity, and the challenges of asserting episcopal ministry in churches that had not previously possessed bishops.

Author Biography

Ross N. Hebb received his PhD in theology from the University of Wales, Lampeter. He is the author of The Church of England in Loyalist New Brunswick: 1783-1825 (FDUP).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction	p. 13
Origins, Early Careers, the Campaign for Episcopacy, and the Revolution	p. 22
Episcopal Careers	p. 40
Seabury and Inglis and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer	p. 61
Polity: Emergent and Established	p. 83
Conclusion	p. 114
The Creed of St Athanasius	p. 129
The Colenso Affair	p. 131
The Episcopal Church of Scotland	p. 133
Notes	p. 135
Bibliography	p. 149
Index	p. 157
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