Faith in their own color : Black Episcopalians in antebellum New York City /

On a September afternoon in 1853, three African American men from St. Philip's Church walked into the Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and took their seats among five hundred wealthy and powerful white church leaders. Ultimately, and with great reluctance, the Convention had acce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Townsend, Craig D., 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005.
Colección:Religion and American culture (New York, N.Y.)
Temas:
1800-1899
African American Episcopalians > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Épiscopaliens noirs américains > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 19e siècle.
RELIGION > Christianity > Episcopalian.
African American Episcopalians.
New York (N.Y.) > Church history > 19th century.
New York (State) > New York.
Church history.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On a September afternoon in 1853, three African American men from St. Philip's Church walked into the Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and took their seats among five hundred wealthy and powerful white church leaders. Ultimately, and with great reluctance, the Convention had acceded to the men's request: official recognition for St. Philip's, the first African American Episcopal church in New York City. In Faith in Their Own Color, Craig D. Townsend tells the remarkable story of St. Philip's and its struggle to create an autonomous and independent church. His wor.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 241 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-232) and index.
ISBN:9780231508889
0231508883

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