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St. Peter's Church : faith in action for 250 years /

Celebrating 250 years, St. Peter's Episcopal Church in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, has witnessed a rich mixture of people and events that reflect critical periods of American political and cultural history. George Washington worshiped here as did abolitionists and slave holde...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Biddle, Cordelia Frances
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, Ã2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Foreword; Preface; Part One: 1761-1836; Chapter 1: Let the Building Speak; Chapter 2: The Sacred Cause of Liberty; Part Two: 1836-1865; Chapter 3: The Churches Disunited; Chapter 4: The Building Evolves; Chapter 5: The Industrial City: 1836-1845; Chapter 6: St. Peter's and the Oxford Movement; Chapter 7: Civil War Divides the City; Part Three: 1865-1911; Chapter 8: St. Peter's Reaches Out; Outreach of an Earlier Age; Chapter 9: From a Side Pew; Chapter 10: The Jewish Mission; Part Four: 1911 to the Present; Chapter 11: "No Longer a Wealthy Parish"; Chapter 12: The Choir School.
  • The Choir Since GilbertChapter 13: 1950-1962; Chapter 14: The '70s and Beyond; Sally Buell; Celebrating the 250th; Part Five: The People of St. Peter's; Chapter 15: The Churchyard; High Up, the Man in Black; Chapter 16: The Rectors of St. Peter's Church; Chapter 17: Members of the Congregation; Chapter 18: "A House of Prayer for All People"; Sources; Index; About the Authors.