Christ Church, Philadelphia

Christ Church, Philadelphia
Author: Deborah Mathias Gough
Publisher: DIANE Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 470
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780812232721

From its panoramic perspective, Christ Church, Philadelphia unfolds events as both religious and local history. Established as the church of the English crown in a decidedly Quaker colony, Christ Church dealt from its inception with issues of religious freedom. Demonstrating as much political as religious daring, Philadelphia Anglicans emerged from the Revolution with positions of power and influence that earned them the leading role in forming the nation's Protestant Episcopal Church.

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Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 400
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ISBN: 1606180878

This Far by Faith

This Far by Faith
Author: David R. Contosta
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2015-06-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0271068914

The history of the Diocese of Pennsylvania is in many ways a history of the Episcopal Church at large. It remains one of the largest and most influential dioceses in the national church. Its story has paralleled and illustrated the challenges and accomplishments of the wider denomination—and of issues that concern the American people as a whole. In This Far by Faith, ten professional historians provide the first complete history of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. It will become essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the history and significance of the Episcopal Church and of its evolution in the Greater Philadelphia area. Aside from the editor, the contributors are Charles Cashdollar, Marie Conn, William W. Cutler III, Deborah Mathias Gough, Ann Greene, Sheldon Hackney, Emma J. Lapsansky-Werner, William Pencak, and Thomas F. Rzeznik.

Guide to Women's History Resources in the Delaware Valley Area

Guide to Women's History Resources in the Delaware Valley Area
Author: Trina Vaux
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2016-11-11
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1512808369

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia

The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia
Author: Thompson Westcott
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1895
Genre: History
ISBN: 3849677826

Mr. Thompson Westcott, the author, is perfectly at home on this subject, having written "The Guide Book to Philadelphia," and a history of the city. In the present volume, he has given a description of all the interesting historic buildings of the city, e.g. Penn’s Cottage, Swedes’ Church, Bartram’s House, Christ Church, Independence Hall, the Slate Roof House or Mount Pleasant, together with a notice of their owners and occupants.