BEING EPISCOPALIAN (UPDATED VERSION 1.22.2018)
BEING EPISCOPALIAN Questions and Answers About the Episcopal Church BY WINFRED B. VERGARA With Foreword by Stephanie Spellers TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Introduction Chapter I: History Chapter II: Theology Chapter III: Mission Chapter IV: Worship Chapter V: Scriptures Chapter VI: Governance Chapter VII: Church Center Chapter VIII: Ethnic Ministries Chapter IX: Become Episcopalian FOREWORD I live in New York City, where it is quite possible to sit on a subway for at least thirty minutes and have a couple of rich, in-depth conversations about faith with perfect strangers. I also inhabit multiple communities where few people know how the word “Episcopalian” is pronounced, much less what it means. (A family member recently remarked, “You’re Episcopalian? Sounds like ‘a pissed off alien.’”) And I know I am not alone. In a moment when our neighbors are unlikely to have much knowledge about Christianity, and even less