Mission, Race, and Empire

Mission, Race, and Empire The Episcopal Church in Global Context

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Publisher's Synopsis

The history of the Episcopal Church is intimately bound up with the history of empire. The two grew in tandem in the modern era, and as they grew they developed particular ideologies and practices around race. As slavery was carried over into the new political formations of the United States, so too were racially based exclusions carried over in the Episcopal Church. Mission, Race, and Empire presents a new history of the Episcopal Church from its origins in the early British Empire up to the present, told through the lenses of empire and race. The book demonstrates the dramatic shifts within the Episcopal Church, from initial colonial violence to reflective self-critique. Jennifer Snow centers the stories of groups and individuals that have often been sidelined, including Native Americans, Black Americans, Asian Americans, women, and LGBTQ people, as well as the institutional leaders who sought to create, or fought against, a church that desired to be a house of prayer for all people.

Book information

ISBN: 9780197598948
Publisher: OUP USA
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 283.73
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20230701
Language: English
Number of pages: 360
Weight: 654g
Height: 241mm
Width: 166mm
Spine width: 35mm