Charles Lewis Slattery provides a detailed biography of David Hummell Greer, the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Slattery traces Greer's upbringing, his theological education, and his efforts to modernize the church in the early 20th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This...