The Episcopal Handbook: Revised Edition - Softcover

 
9780819229564: The Episcopal Handbook: Revised Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0819229563 ISBN 13: 9780819229564
Verlag: Morehouse Publishing, 2015

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A classic best-selling manual on Episcopalian faith for lifelong followers, newcomers, and those wishing to sample and explore the beliefs and organization of the denomination.

The original Episcopal Handbook, published in 2008, was an instant classic and has been a best-seller ever since. Still providing helpful and insightful information about the Episcopal ethos with a certain amount of whimsy and complete accessibility, this revision maintains the best features of the original work, but adds an update and an expansion on the church today.

This revision highlights Episcopal diversity―including more women and people of color in the biographical material―and focuses more on Episcopal, rather than Anglicans. Additions to this edition include updated illustrations, an expanded glossary, and new sections on church governance, the origins of religious belief, and a capsule summary of church history.

The Handbook is suitable for use in Sunday school, confirmation classes, inquirer sessions―and for everyone from visitors to vestries.

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Church Publishing Incorporated, founded in 1918, is a publisher of trade books for general readers (spirituality, social justice, inspiration, wellness, self-help, leadership), academic works, and professional church resources, including a suite of electronic products. An official publisher of The Episcopal Church, it publishes The Book of Common Prayer, The Hymnal 1982, and content used in the liturgy, faith formation, and mission of church.

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The Episcopal Handbook

By Barbara S. Wilson, Arlene Flancher, Susan Erdey

Church Publishing Incorporated

Copyright © 2015 Church Publishing Incorporated
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-8192-2956-4

Contents

Brief Explanation of the Episcopal Church Shield, 
Introduction, 
Church Stuff, 
How to Survive a Baptism, 
How to Receive Communion, 
Why You Won't Get Sick Sharing a Communion Cup, 
How to Sing a Hymn (and Why You Might Want To), 
How to Respond When Someone Sits in Your Pew ..., 
What Are All Those Books in the Pew?, 
Why Is Everybody Kneeling?, 
Why Some Episcopalians Bow and Cross Themselves (and Why Some Don't), 
How to Share the Peace, 
What Is the Book of Common Prayer?, 
Why Do Episcopalians Read Their Prayers?, 
How to Listen to a Sermon, 
How to Pass the Plate, 
How Much Money Should I Put into the Offering Plate?, 
Why Is the Altar Bigger than the Pulpit (or Vice Versa)?, 
Why Is That Empty Chair Near the Altar?, 
Telling the Season of the Year by the Color of the Altar Hangings, 
The Seasons of the Church Year, 
Why All the Stained Glass?, 
Do Episcopalians Believe in Saints?, 
Why Episcopalians Dress Up (Especially the Clergy), 
Do Episcopalians Leave Church Early?, 
Is Coffee Hour Really Another Sacrament?, 
How to Join an Episcopal Church, 
How to Get Married in an Episcopal Church, 
How to Get Re-Married in an Episcopal Church, 
How to Enroll Your Child in Sunday School, 
How to Become a Christian, 
What to Say at a Viewing or after a Funeral, 
Why More People Don't Go to Church, 
Why (Most) Episcopalians Don't Kick Dogs, 
Why 70% of Episcopalians Weren't Born That Way, 
Why the Episcopal Church Is (and Isn't) Catholic Lite, 
Do Episcopalians Believe in Confirmation?, 
Do Episcopalians Believe in the Creeds?, 
Do Episcopalians Go to Confession?, 
How Episcopalians Use Three-Legged Stools, 
Why Are Episcopalians So Wishy-Washy?, 
A Short Chronology of the Episcopal Church, 
Five Episcopalians Who Shaped the Church, 
Five Inspiring Black Episcopalians, 
Five Inspiring Women Episcopalians, 
Five Famous Episcopalian Writers, 
Five Famous Performing Episcopalians (OK, Ten), 
Ten Famous Hymns Written by Episcopalians, 
Five Famous Scientific Episcopalians, 
Episcopal Church Snapshot, 
What Do You Call the Clergy, 
Provinces of the Episcopal Church, 
Everyday Stuff, 
How to Care for the Sick, 
How to Console a Grieving Friend, 
How to Cope with Loss and Grief, 
How to Forgive Someone, 
How to Pray, 
How to Resolve Interpersonal Conflict, 
How to Work for World Peace, 
What Are the Millennium Development Goals?, 
Where to Find a Trustworthy Relief Agency, 
How to Go to Heaven If You're Rich, 
How Episcopalians Engage Congress, 
How Episcopalians Evangelize, 
How Episcopalians Make Disciples, 
Why (Some of) Our Church Doors Are Red, 
How to Tell a Sinner from a Saint, 
Ten Important Episcopal Missionaries and What They Did, 
Monks and Nuns and Friars, Oh My!, 
How to Become a Missionary (Short Term), 
How to Become a Missionary (Long Term), 
What Is the Anglican Communion and How Do I Join?, 
What Is Indaba?, 
Ten Beautiful Episcopal Churches, 
Why the Episcopal Church Welcomes Everyone, 
Bible Stuff, 
How Episcopalians Read the Bible (and Why More Should), 
Who Wrote the Bible?, 
Common Translations of the Bible, 
Types of Bibles and Their Features, 
How to Choose a Bible That's Right for You, 
How to Read the Bible, 
How to Read the Entire Bible in One Year, 
Why Episcopalians Have Their Own Version of the Psalms, 
The Top Ten Bible Heroes, 
The Top Ten Bible Villains, 
Four Rebellious Things Jesus Did, 
Five Unpopular Prophets, 
Five Inspiring Women in the Bible, 
The Top Ten Bible Miracles and What They Mean, 
Jesus' Twelve Apostles (Plus Matthias and Paul), 
The Five Biggest Misconceptions about the Bible, 
Do Episcopalians Believe in Evolution?, 
Does the Bible Condemn Gay People?, 
Maps, Charts, and Diagrams, 
The Exodus, 
The Ark of the Covenant, 
Jerusalem in Jesus' Time, 
The Passion and Crucifixion, 
Family Tree of Christianity, 
Anglican Stuff and Glossary, 
Where Anglicanism Stands, 
What Is General Convention?, 
Provinces of the Anglican Communion, 
Glossary of Episcopal Terms, 
Prayer Book Stuff, 
The Baptismal Covenant, 
An Outline of the Faith Commonly Called the Catechism, 
The Ten Commandments, 
The Lord's Prayer, 
Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families, 
A Short Selection of Prayers,


CHAPTER 1

HOW TO SURVIVE A BAPTISM


We start with baptism because this is the sacrament of beginnings.

Episcopalians understand baptism as full initiation into Christ's body, the Church, which is why we often start early—with infants.

Most baptisms are performed in a church setting where priests or bishops preside. But in an emergency, any baptized person can baptize.

The essence of the ceremony boils down to water and words: one sentence, "N., I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit," said by the officiant as water is poured over the candidate's head, or as they are immersed.

Other than in emergency baptism, it is normal for there to be a time of preparation for candidates—or the sponsors (including godparents) in the case of a young child or infant. The role of sponsors or godparents is to support those being baptized and to make promises on behalf of children. The whole congregation also joins in by pledging their support for those being baptized, whether children or adults.

Often a baptismal candle is lit and presented to show the newly baptized person has received the light of Christ. It's appropriate to light these candles annually, on one's baptismal anniversary.

After baptism in water, the priest or bishop traces the cross on the baptized person's forehead, often with anointing oil (called "chrism"), and declares that he or she is sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked as Christ's own forever.

The container that holds the water is typically called a font. Many fonts have eight sides as a reminder of the "eighth day"—the day of circumcision for the Hebrews and a day of beginnings—the first day after seven.

Baptism is received as a sign of trust in Christ and joining in his death and life. In the case of infant baptism, the child relies upon the care and faith of his or her parents and sponsors—and the whole congregation—as they grow in maturity and knowledge of God.

Water is an ancient symbol of cleansing and deliverance, evoking both the Creation and the deliverance at the Red Sea. The Lord uses it to wash away sins and make us new. It is the tangible and effective symbol of the invisible power of God's forgiveness and acceptance, and of the grace of new life in God.

Note: Episcopalians baptize people of all ages—not just infants. And we recognize all baptisms performed in other churches that use water and the threefold invocation of God in the rite.


HOW TO RECEIVE COMMUNION

The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist (also called the Holy Communion, the Divine Liturgy, the Lord's Supper, or the Mass) is the...

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Verlag
Morehouse Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0819229563
ISBN 13 
9780819229564
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Anzahl der Seiten
272
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