Episcopate
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Top voices highlight important changes in the role of bishop.
Compelling essays, written by bishops, other clergy, and academics from across the Episcopal Church, reflect the breadth of thinking on the history, current state, and future of the role of leadership within the denomination and the wider Anglican Communion.
Topics include the transformation of the role over the last fifty years, a review of historic documents on the episcopacy, issues of race and gender, and the definition of ministry and leadership. This volume will be of interest to leaders across denominations as well as scholars.
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Foreword Michael B. Curry
Introduction C. Andrew Doyle
1. On the Episcopate George R. Sumner 2. The Transformation in the Role of Bishop in The Episcopal Church since 1965 Robert W. Prichard 3. Episcopacy and "Things Done Decently and in Order" William O. Gregg 4. Bishop William White's "Opinions" on Episcopacy, Race, and Ecumenism R. William Franklin 5. Episcopate, Race, and Unity of the Church Allen Shin 6. Women Leaders Enable Leadership by All Katharine Jefferts Schori 7. Women and the Episcopacy: Insights for Ecclesiology Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook 8. The Beginning of Something New Hector Monterroso 9. The Bishop amid a Multiethnic Context Robert Fitzpatrick 10. The Ministry of Bishop as Leadership Robert Wright 11. Rejecting the Bishop as Sole Visionary Kym Lucas 12. Themes That Challenge Episcopal Leadership Diana Akiyama 13. The Authority of Episcopal Bishops and Resolution 2018-B012 Joan C. Geiszler-Ludlum 14. The Future of the Episcopacy and Relational Leadership Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows 15. Learning to Think Institutionally and Lead Adaptively Sean Rowe 16. The Beauty Way Cornelia Eaton
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