English and American beginnings: 1534-1662 -- Anglicanism in colonial America: 1662-1763 -- The crisis of the American Revolution: 1763-1783 -- Reorganization in a new nation: 1783-1811 -- Unity, diversity, and conflict in antebellum America: 1811-1865 -- Social and intellectual challenges: 1865-1918 -- Emergence of the modern church: 1918-1958 -- Changing times: 1958-2003 -- Biographical entries -- A chronology of the Episcopal church.