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Would you say that your average Episcopalian interprets Biblical stories involving miracles and concepts like heaven and hell as basically glorified mythology?

I read recently that most Episcopalians don't actually believe in a literal hell, which is rather interesting for a mainline Protestant church that has had a sizeable amount of influence in the US for centuries. The only other church with a similar belief about the afterlife that I can think of is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) - aka the Mormons - who don't technically believe in a hell either (though they nonetheless still believe souls go to different physical/metaphysical places after death, depending on their righteousness).

Seguing off from that belief, do most Episcopalians then not take most Biblical stories involving miracles and divine intervention to be factual and instead perceive these events as being basically glorified mythology? Please be kind as I'm trying to learn more about Episcopalian theology.

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