The Episcopal Church's History, 1945-1985

A chapter-by-chapter survey of the major issues that confronted the Episcopal Church during the turbulent years between 1945-1985: women's ordination, Prayer Book and hymnal revision, sexual morality, civil rights, membership rise and decline, the schismatic movements, ecumenical issues, the renewal movements, and more. Appendix includes a year-by-year chronology of major events, glossary of church terms, membership statistics, and bibliography. This book was first published in 1987.