This Far by Faith: Tradition and Change in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania

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This Far by Faith Edited by Dav i d R. Co n tosta This Far by Faith Tradition and Change in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, Pennsylvania This publication was made possible by a generous grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data This far by faith : tradition and change in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania / edited by David R. Contosta. p.   cm. Summary: “A collection of essays tracing the history of the Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania, with emphasis on the greater Philadelphia area. Includes discussions of the diversity of practice and belief within the church, and between the church and the wider national culture”— Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-271-05244-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania—History. 2. Episcopal Church—Pennsylvania— Philadelphia—History. I. Contosta, David R. bx5918.p4t45 2012 283’.748—dc23 2011047417 Copyright © 2012 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802-1003 The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ansi z39.48–1992. This book is printed on Nature’s Natural, which contains 50% post-consumer waste. In Memory of the Reverend F. Lee Richards (1918–2011) Historiographer of the Diocese of Pennsylvania (1977–2005) And with Gratitude to Glenn Colliver, Archivist of the Diocese of Pennsylvania ...