What Episcopalians Believe: An Introduction

Episcopalian identity tends to focus on history and worship, and sometimes on ethics but cradle and new Episcopalians plus seekers will benefit from having a brief, accessible summary of the Christian faith as seen through an Episcopalian lens. There are two underlying convictions behind the book: first, that ecumenism is at the heart of the Episcopal faith. Episcopalians are well placed to offer themselves as a place of convergence between Roman

Catholics and Protestants, and even between Roman Catholics and the Orthodox. Secondly, in the current conflicts both within the Episcopal Church and between the Episcopal Church and some of its Anglican Communion partners, there is no fundamental difference in doctrine. The book is an attempt to portray what all parties have in common.

The book comes in four parts:

The Faith

Sources of the Faith

The Order of the Faith

The Character of the Faith

Author: Samuel Wells
Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
Published: 10/01/2011
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.43w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780819223104

About the Author
Wells, Samuel: - Samuel Wells is vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, and the author of many acclaimed books including How Then Shall We Live and What Episcopalians Believe. Prior to returning to the United Kingdom, Wells served as dean of the chapel and research professor of Christian ethics at Duke University.