Samuel J. Richards

A History of the Episcopal Church Schism in South Carolina

History & Biography

“Caldwell’s book is indispensable for scholars of church history and social change. It offers a detailed examination of how contemporary ideas of theological purity effect broad church Anglicanism. The author effectively identifies underlying causes, direct causes, and initiating events. At the same time, he raises questions regarding the perils of ideological purity, authoritarian disoceasan power structure, conspiracy, church property, and the quality of South Carolina’s circuit courts.”