Eighteenth Century Britain
Eighteenth Century Britain

Author: Nigel Yates

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-11

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1317866479

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The church of the eighteenth century was still reeling in the wake of the huge religious upheavals of the two previous centuries. Though this was a comparatively quiet period, this book shows that for the whole period, religion was a major factor in the lives of virtually everybody living in Britain and Ireland. Yates argues that the established churches, Anglican in England, Irelandand Wales, and Presbyterian in Scotland, were an integral part of the British constitution, an arrangement staunchly defended by churchmen and politicians alike. The book also argues that, although there was a close relationship between church and state in this period, there was also limited recognition of other religions. This led to Britain becoming a diverse religious society much earlier than most other parts of Europe. During the same period competition between different religious groups encouraged ecclesiastical reforms throughout all the different churches in Britain.

Religion, Reform and Modernity in the Eighteenth Century
Religion, Reform and Modernity in the Eighteenth Century

Author: Robert G. Ingram

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9781843833482

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A new interpretation of English history and religion in the eighteenth century. The eighteenth century has long divided critical opinion. Some contend that it witnessed the birth of the modern world, while others counter that England remained an ancien regime confessional state. This book takes issue with both positions, arguing that the former overstate the newness of the age and largely misdiagnose the causes of change, while the latter rightly point to the persistence of more traditional modes of thought and behaviour, but downplay the era's fundamental uncertainty and misplace the reasons for and the timeline of its passage. The overwhelming catalyst for change is here seen to be war, rather than long-term social and economic changes. Archbishop Thomas Secker [1693-1768], the Cranmer or Laud of his age, and the hitherto neglected church reforms he spearheaded, form the particular focus of the book; this is the first full archivally-based study of a crucial but frequently ignored figure. ROBERT G. INGRAM is Assistant Professor at the Department of History, Ohio University.

John Henry Williams (1747-1829)
John Henry Williams (1747-1829)

Author: Colin Haydon

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9781843833307

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First full-length study of the life and career of John Henry Williams, one of the most fascinating figures of the eighteenth-century church. John Henry Williams was the vicar of Wellesbourne in south Warwickshire from 1778 until his death some fifty years later. A dedicated pastor, displaying an `enlightened and liberal' outlook, his career illuminates the Church of England's condition in the period, and also a clergyman's place in local society. However, he was not merely a country parson. A `political clergyman', Williams engaged fervently in both provincial and national political debate, denouncing the war with revolutionary France between 1793 and 1802, and published a series of forceful sermons condemning the struggle on Christian principles. To opponents, he appeared insidious and blinkered, but to admirers he was 'a sound divine, and not a less sound politician'. This book, the first to examine Williams' career in full, is a detailed, vivid, and sometimes moving, study of a man who occupies an honorable and significant position in the Church of England's history and in the history of British peace campaigning. Dr COLIN HAYDON teaches in the Department of History at the University of Winchester.

The National Church in Local Perspective
The National Church in Local Perspective

Author: Jeremy Gregory

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780851158976

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The political, social and economic role of the Church in the various regions of England, identifying common themes and highlighting regional differences.

The Gentleman's House in the British Atlantic World 1680-1780
The Gentleman's House in the British Atlantic World 1680-1780

Author: S. Hague

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-06-23

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1137378387

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The Gentleman's House analyses the architecture, decoration, and furnishings of small classical houses in the eighteenth century. By examining nearly two hundred houses it offers a new interpretation of social mobility in the British Atlantic World characterized by incremental social change.

The Clerical Profession in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1680-1840
The Clerical Profession in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1680-1840

Author: W. M. Jacob

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2007-09-06

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 0199213003

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A study of the clergy of the Church of England as a professional group during the later Stuart and Georgian periods. Jacobs describes their social backgrounds, selection and education, lifestyles, and supervision, and challenges long-held views that most were inappropriately educated, poverty-stricken, and neglectful of their duties.