Standing Against the Whirlwind

"A major contribution to our hitherto scanty knowledge of the Evangelical movement in 19th-century American Anglicanism....This is a well-researched and thoughtful contribution to American religious history and should be included in every library collection on the subject."--Choice "This book should be read by all Evangelical Episcopalians, especially those preparing for ordination-for these, it should be required reading. And it would be helpful to have this book read by large numbers of Episcopalians generally, as it offers an important corrective to our popular church history. which tends to forge that evangelicalism can be episcopalian. There is, indeed, such a thing as Anglican Evangelicalism!"--The Episcopal Evangelical Journal "The book is a brilliant case study of the conflicts within a denomination occupying a crucial position within the religious spectrum of American society and culture."--The Cresset "...sure to incite further discussion and research."--Religious Studies Review "...Butler has ably contributed to reviving interest in this important aspect of Episcopal experience."--Church History "A major contribution to our hitherto scanty knowledge of the Evangelical movement in 19th-century American Anglicanism....This is a well-researched and thoughtful contribution to American religious history and should be included in every library collection on the subject."--Choice "This book should be read by all Evangelical Episcopalians, especially those preparing for ordination-for these, it should be required reading. And it would be helpful to have this book read by large numbers of Episcopalians generally, as it offers an important corrective to our popular church history. which tends to forge that evangelicalism can be episcopalian. There is, indeed, such a thing as Anglican Evangelicalism!"--The Episcopal Evangelical Journal "The book is a brilliant case study of the conflicts within a denomination occupying a crucial position within the religious spectrum of American society and culture."--The Cresset "...sure to incite further discussion and research."--Religious Studies Review "...Butler has ably contributed to reviving interest in this important aspect of Episcopal experience."--Church History "The book is a pleasure to read and makes a significant contribution to an understanding of evangelicalism and Episcopalianism."--The Journal of American History "...Butler breaks new ground in this important work on the evangelical movement within the Episcopal Church...written with clarity and verve..."--Ohio History "A brief review cannot do justice to Butler's skillful exploration of these complex theological issues; this is intellectual and institutional history of the finest sort."--United States