One, Catholic, and Apostolic Samuel Seabury and the Early Episcopal Church

In this first new book on Samuel Seabury in more than a decade, distinguished scholar and historian Paul Marshall argues that liturgy cannot be understood simply by studying texts. One, Catholic, and Apostolic explores the complexity of personalities, motivations, loyalties, and prejudices that went into the formation of the Episcopal Church and the creation of its liturgy. Seabury has been alternatively idolized and demonized in accounts of the early Episcopal Church, and it is exploration of his persomality and thought that provide the starting point for the book. Along the way, the author engages the enormity of the gulf between opposing worldviews that the American Revolution symbolized and with which the young church had to contend. Close study of the texts reveals the subtlety of Seabury's liturgical scholarship and the depth of his theological learning, making him the ideal companion for Bishop William White of Pennsylvania in launching the Episcopal Church's House of Bishops.This lucid, yet scholarly book is a must-read for students of Anglican liturgy and history, as a continuing education resource as well as in the classroom. The CD-ROM appendix contains extensive correspondence and other historical source material from the Episcopal Church's turbulent post-colonial period.Marshall, Paul V. is the author of 'One, Catholic, and Apostolic Samuel Seabury and the Early Episcopal Church', published 2004 under ISBN 9780898694475 and ISBN 0898694477.