Anthony C. E. Quainton

Reflections of a Roaming Catholic (eBook, ePUB)

Sermons Delivered at St. Alban'S Church, 2008-2014

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This short collection of essays contains the occasional reflections of a Christian raised in both the Roman and Anglican traditions. They were given at the Tuesday morning Eucharist at St. Albans Episcopal parish in Washington D.C. As part of that gathering, members take turns to share their thoughts on the readings of the day, the significance of the liturgical season, or the challenges of the secular world around us. These reflections do not pretend to be either theologically profound or traditionally orthodox. Rather they are the personal reflections of the author: a self-proclaimed Roaming Catholic, whose familial and spiritual journey has joyfully passed through both the Roman and Anglican traditions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris US
• Seitenzahl: 74
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781503518926
• Artikelnr.: 52552077

Autorenporträt

With a Roman Catholic mother and an Anglican father, Anthony Quainton has lived within two branches of Christianity since his earliest years. In his elementary school years he attended both a Catholic parochial school in his native Seattle and an Anglican boarding school in Victoria, BC, Canada. His succeeding education was basically secular but included widespread "roaming." He went to public high school in Seattle followed by Philips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, and the Sherborne School in England. He has degrees from both Princeton University and the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar. His marriage in 1958 to Susan, a Presbyterian-cum-Episcopalian, furthered his experience of inter-faith living. His widespread journeying continued when in 1959 he joined the Foreign Service of the United States. After overseas assignments to Australia, Pakistan, India, France, and Nepal, he was named Ambassador to the Central African Republic in 1976, and subsequently served as Ambassador to Nicaragua, Kuwait, and Peru. Positions in the State Department included Director of the Office for Counter-Terrorism, Deputy Inspector-General, Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, and Director General of the Foreign Service. Retired from the Foreign Service in 1996, he now teaches as Distinguished Diplomat in Residence in the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC. A faithful member of the Roman Catholic parish of Annunciation, Mr. Quainton also attends services at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, where at a weekly early-morning Eucharist, the attendees take turns giving homilies, among which are the essays in this book.