A few years ago, Garwood Anderson provided this wonderful sendup of quite a few quirks of Episcopal Church culture. They bespeak the affection and propensity for self-criticism that should, I think, characterize all of us who call the Episcopal Church “home” (mutatis mutandis for other communions), and are presented here for your edification and delight.
https://covenant.livingchurch.org/2015/02/23/things-episcopalians-say-1-not-literally-seriously/
https://covenant.livingchurch.org/2015/04/28/things-episcopalians-say-2-you-dont-have-to-check-your-brains-at-the-door/
https://covenant.livingchurch.org/2016/05/13/things-episcopalians-say-3-jesus-movement/
https://covenant.livingchurch.org/2016/07/13/things-episcopalians-say-4-jesus-never/
Garwood Anderson is the Donald J. Parsons Distinguished Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Nashotah House Theological Seminary and, beginning September 1, 2024, the Distinguished Fellow, Biblical Studies and Theology, at the Lumen Center of the Steve and Laurel Brown Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin.
