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"The Accidental Anglican" - A Book Review

The Accidental Anglican: The Surprising Appeal of the Liturgical Church Todd D. Hunter InterVarsity Press P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426 http://www.ivpress.com/ Copyright: 2010 ISBN: 978-0-8308-3839-4; $15.00 3 1/2 stars Wayfaring through the Ecclesiastical wilderness is becoming a hot past-time for many wanderers in North America. Todd Hunter’s small, 138 page paperback, “The Accidental Anglican: The Surprising Appeal of the Liturgical Church” is another story of such a journey. This book is written to tell his tale in a way that may resonate with others who are floundering in a dry and weary land where there is no water. “The Accidental Anglican” breaks down into two sections. The first portion recounts the author’s pilgrimage through the Jesus People of the early 1970s, then Calvary Chapel, later the presidency of Vineyard Churches USA, afterward into a non-churchly church plant, and most recently into the episcopacy of The Anglican Missions in the Americas (...