Peter W. Williams, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion and American Studies at Miami University, is the author or coeditor of several books, including The Encyclopedia of Religion in America.

A fine study of the role of the American Episcopal Church between the Civil War and the Great Depression. . . . A telling reminder that there is no single narrative of American Christian engagement with American politics and culture. Recommended." - Choice "{A} thorough reflection on the interaction of the spiritual and the material in American religious history." - Fides et Historia"In a study both pioneering and fascinating, Peter W. Williams offers a cultural history linking wealth, status, and power to the aesthetic revolution that began during America's Gilded Age." - Anglican and Episcopalian History"Penetrating and insightful . . . provides prescient forecasts and constructive musings on the future of the Episcopal Church." - Publishers Weekly

Peter W. Williams, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion and American Studies at Miami University, is the author or coeditor of several books, including The Encyclopedia of Religion in America.

A fine study of the role of the American Episcopal Church between the Civil War and the Great Depression. . . . A telling reminder that there is no single narrative of American Christian engagement with American politics and culture. Recommended." - Choice "{A} thorough reflection on the interaction of the spiritual and the material in American religious history." - Fides et Historia"In a study both pioneering and fascinating, Peter W. Williams offers a cultural history linking wealth, status, and power to the aesthetic revolution that began during America's Gilded Age." - Anglican and Episcopalian History"Penetrating and insightful . . . provides prescient forecasts and constructive musings on the future of the Episcopal Church." - Publishers Weekly

Peter W. Williams, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion and American Studies at Miami University, is the author or coeditor of several books, including The Encyclopedia of Religion in America.

A fine study of the role of the American Episcopal Church between the Civil War and the Great Depression. . . . A telling reminder that there is no single narrative of American Christian engagement with American politics and culture. Recommended." - Choice "{A} thorough reflection on the interaction of the spiritual and the material in American religious history." - Fides et Historia"In a study both pioneering and fascinating, Peter W. Williams offers a cultural history linking wealth, status, and power to the aesthetic revolution that began during America's Gilded Age." - Anglican and Episcopalian History"Penetrating and insightful . . . provides prescient forecasts and constructive musings on the future of the Episcopal Church." - Publishers Weekly