One, Catholic, and Apostolic

by Marshall, Paul V.

• ISBN13: 9780898694475
• ISBN10: 0898694477
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Church Pub Inc

Summary

This first new book on Bishop Seabury in more than a decade, One, Catholic, and Apostolic: Samuel Seabury and the Early Episcopal Church is a fascinating story of the first bishop in the Episcopal church. In 1783, Seabury was chosen by the clergy of Connecticut to seek ordination to the episcopate in England. After a year of negotiation, Seabury found it impossible to obtain Episcopal orders from the Church of England because, as an American citizen, he could not swear allegiance to the crown. He then turned to the non-juring bishops of the Episcopal church in Scotland and was ordained on November 14, 1784. As part of his negotiation with the Scottish bishops Seabury agreed to incorporate the Communion Service from the Scottish Prayer Book into a new American Prayer Book, thereby establishing a pivotal component in American Anglican Liturgy. When he returned to America, he was recognized as the first Bishop of Connecticut. Using Seabury's persona and thought as central themes, distinguished historian and Bishop of Bethlehem (PA) Paul Marshall argues that liturgy cannot be understood simply by studying texts, and so he explores the complex personalities, motivations, loyalties and prejudices that went into the formation of the Episcopal church and the creation of its liturgy. (300 pp Paperback, includes CD-ROM appendix.)

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Key to Abbreviations in the Notes	xv
Samuel Seabury among the Revisionists	1	(23)
Another World: The Connecticut Church	24	(29)
The Search for an American Ecclesiology	53	(28)
Character	81	(29)
Middletown	110	(39)
The Southern Prayer Book	149	(32)
The Communion Office of 1786	181	(26)
Difficult People	207	(29)
Slouching toward Unity	236	(28)
Conclusion	264	(3)
Bibliography	267	(8)
Index	275