Guild of Scholars of The Episcopal Church
- Guild of Scholars of The Episcopal Church
The Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church is a society of lay Episcopal academics which meets annually at General Theological Seminary in New York in November of each year.
History
It was founded in 1945 and has included such eminent members as Cleanth Brooks, Frederick Pottle, W. H. Auden, Dell Hymes, and Hyatt Waggoner. Current members include the literary academics John V. Fleming and Charles Forker, the chemist George Parshall, and the psychiatrist Margaret Morgan Lawrence. The chaplain, in perpetuity, of the Guild is the Rev. Canon J. Robert Wright. David Hurd offers a regular organ recital at every meeting.
External links
* [http://www.guildofscholars.org Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church website]
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