Overt vs Covert– A newfound American Identity

Overt vs Covert– A newfound American Identity
The American identity is imbued in the Episcopal from its very conception. The proliferation of Episcopal influence was made possible by the success of the church’s encouragement of the pursuit of liturgical reform. Liturgical reform has been a part of Catholic faith for a very long time, but the Episcopal church encouraged a layman’s interaction with the liturgy of old. The printed sermon A Pastor's Plea for Evangelical Catholic Truth is an example of this push to interact with and challenge biblical text on a theoretical basis. Another part of the identity that was seemingly captured from the Catholic faith was a revival of the gothic styles of architecture. This architecture style is now seen across many protestant churches across the East Coast of the United States, specifically in Methodist, Episcopal, and Presbyterian Churches.
Pictured is the Auburn University Chapel, Gothic Revival (remodeled)