An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly Reference for Episcopalians - Softcover

Slocum, Robert Boak; Armentrout, Don S.

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ISBN 10: 0898692113 ISBN 13: 9780898692112

Verlag: Church Publishing, 2000

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A comprehensive, quick reference for all Episcopalians, both lay and ordained.

This thoroughly researched, highly readable resource contains more than 3,000 clearly entries about the history, structure, liturgy, and theology of the Episcopal Church―and the larger Christian church worldwide. The editors have also provided a helpful bibliography of key reference works and additional background materials.

“This tool belongs on the shelf of just about anyone who cares for, works in or with, or even wonders about the Episcopal Church.”―The Episcopal New Yorker

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Robert Boak Slocum is an Episcopal priest, author, and editor most known for An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly Reference for Episcopalians. He serves as Priest-in-Partnership at the Church of Ascension and the Canon for Virtual and Online Learning at All Saints’ Cathedral. Robert has served on the board of the Anglican Theological Review and is now on the Executive Council for the Diocese of Lexington. He received his doctorate in theology at Marquette University. He lives in Danville, Kentucky.

Don S. Armentrout (1939–2013) was a professor of church history and historical theology, the Charles Quintard Professor of Dogmatic Theology at the University of the South School of Theology, where he also served as director of the Advanced Degrees Program. He was the author of many books, including The Theology of William Porcher Dubose and Prophet of Justice, Prophet of Life: Essays on William Stringfellow.

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AN EPISCOPAL DICTIONARY OF THE CHURCH

A USER-FRIENDLY REFERENCE FOR EPISCOPALIANS

By DON S. ARMENTROUT, ROBERT BOAK SLOCUM

Church Publishing Incorporated

Copyright © 2000 Don S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum
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ISBN: 978-0-89869-211-2

Contents

Acknowledgments............................................................
vii
Preface....................................................................
ix
Key to Abbreviations.......................................................
xi
Dictionary.................................................................
1
Contributors...............................................................
569
Bibliography...............................................................
573

Excerpt

CHAPTER 1

Dictionary

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Aaronic Blessing. Prayer of blessing drawn from Nm 6:24–26.An optional blessing at the close of An Order ofWorship for the Evening (BCP, p. 114). The form ofcommittal in the Burial of the Dead is an adaptation of theAaronic Blessing (BCP, pp. 485, 501). It is provided as aSeasonal Blessing by the BOS for Trinity Sunday.

Abbess. Female leader or superior of a religious community,usually a community following the Benedictine Rule. Incommunity matters, the abbess has the same authority asan abbot, but without the abbot's sacramental function.The abbess is the spiritual, administrative, and jurisdictionalsuperior of the community.

Abbey. A monastic community of religious persons alongwith the buildings of the community. The abbey consistsof monks ruled by an abbot, or of nuns under an abbess.Abbeys are independent of the jurisdiction of the localbishop. The traditional plan of the buildings included anoratory (chapel), a chapter room (for assemblies of thecommunity in which a chapter of the rule is read), a refectory(dining area), and dormitories, all of which are arrangedaround a cloister or an open inner court.

Abbot. Male leader or superior of a religious community.The title is derived from the Latin abbas or the Aramaicabba, "Father." The abbot functions as the "father" of thecommunity. He is elected for life and receives authorityfrom a bishop. The role of the abbot is to regulate the lifeof the community in accordance with the rule of life of hiscommunity.

Abjuration. A solemn renunciation of any belief, thing, orperson to which one was previously loyal. This formalretraction of errors, made before witnesses, often concernedmatters of apostasy, heresy, or schism. Prior to 1972, thissolemn disavowal was required of baptized Christiansbeing received into the Roman Catholic Church. The GreekChurch has required particular forms of abjuration by whichformer members of other churches must specificallydisavow certain beliefs of their previous faith community.The Episcopal Church has no such requirements forpersons being received from other denominations. SeeAnathema; see Apostasy; see Reception (ChristianCommitment).

Abjure. See Abjuration.

Ablutions. Liturgical and ceremonial cleaning of the patenand chalice with water, or with water and wine, followingthe communion of the people at the Holy Eucharist. If theconsecrated bread and wine are not reserved for lateruse, they are consumed by the ordained and lay ministersof the eucharist either after the communion of the peopleor after the dismissal. The ablutions may also include thecleaning of the celebrant's fingers before and aftercommunion, depending on the liturgical custom of thecongregation.

Absalom Jones Theological Institute. A unit of theInterdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, from1972 to 1978. Named for the first African American priestin the Episcopal Church, it was to be a resource institutionfor Episcopal seminarians who wanted to serve AfricanAmerican communities. Its only dean was QuinlandReeves Gordon.

Absolution. The formal act by a bishop or priest ofpronouncing God's forgiveness of sins through JesusChrist. The absolution of sins reflects the ministry ofreconciliation committed by Christ to the church.Absolution may be pronounced following privateconfession of sins, as provided for by the two forms forThe Reconciliation of a Penitent in the BCP (pp. 447–452).Absolution may also be pronounced following a generalconfession of sin in the Holy Eucharist, the Daily Offices,the Ash Wednesday service, and the Penitential Order.The BCP provides that a deacon or lay person may makea "Declaration of Forgiveness" by God of the penitent'ssins after private confession, and that a deacon or layperson may pray for God's forgiveness following thegeneral confession in the Daily Offices.

Abstinence, Days of. See Days of Abstinence.

Acclamation. A salutation or greeting in the openingdialogue of the eucharistic liturgy arranged by versicleand response and varied according to the liturgicalseason. The memorial acclamation is a congregationalresponse that may follow the institution narrative in theeucharistic prayers.

Acolyte. In contemporary Anglicanism, a general termwhich covers not only servers, torchbearers, and lightersof candles but also crucifers, thurifers, and banner-bearers.Acolytes are mentioned as a minor order (along withporters, lectors, and exorcists) as early as a letter of PopeCornelius to Fabius of Antioch in 252. They were alsomentioned in Cyprian's writings. They assisted deaconsor subdeacons at the preparation of the table. Later theycarried candles in processions. In Rome they carriedfragments of the bread consecrated at the papal Mass toother churches. In the late middle ages, when candlesbegan to appear upon altars, they lighted the altar candles.Eventually lay servers or sacristans performed dutiesearlier associated with acolytes, and the order of acolytewas normally conferred upon a candidate for priesthoodin the course of his training. The minor orders were notperpetuated in Anglicanism. Some of the duties earlierperformed by persons in the minor order of acolyte weretaken over by lay clerks. In the later nineteenth centurythe clerks were suppressed and their duties were largelytaken over by lay "acolytes" and sacristans or altar guilds.See Minor Orders.

Acts 29. See Episcopal Renewal Ministries (ERM).

Adams, William (July 3, 1813–Jan. 2, 1897). One of thefounders of Nashotah House, he was born in Monaghan,Ireland, and received his B. A. in 1836 from Trinity College,Dublin. In 1838 he came to the United States and enteredthe General Theological Seminary, New York, graduatingin 1841. He was ordained deacon on June 27, 1841, and inSept. of that year went to Wisconsin with two of hisclassmates, James Lloyd Breck and John Henry Hobart Jr.,to do missionary work under Bishop Jackson Kemper. Theyformed the Nashotah mission and founded NashotahHouse. Adams was ordained priest on Oct. 9, 1842, andserved as professor of systematic divinity at NashotahHouse from 1843 until his retirement in 1893. He died atNashotah House and is buried there. Among his publishedworks are Mercy to Babes (1847) and A New Treatise UponRegeneration in Baptism (1871).

Addison, James Thayer (Mar. 21, 1887–Feb. 13, 1953). Aleader and authority in overseas missionary work, Addisonwas born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and received hisB.A. from Harvard in 1909. He received his B.D. from...

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• Verlag: Church Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0898692113
• ISBN 13: 9780898692112
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