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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778635303321

Autore

Johnson Dale A. <1936->

Titolo

The changing shape of English nonconformity, 1825-1925 [[electronic resource] /] / Dale A. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999

ISBN

0-19-771204-5

1-282-38419-8

9786612384196

0-19-535285-8

0-585-16245-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Disciplina

280.40942

280/.4/094209034

Soggetti

Dissenters, Religious - England - History - 19th century

Theology - Study and teaching - England - History - 19th century

Dissenters, Religious - England - History - 20th century

Theology - Study and teaching - England - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-241) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; PART I: ""Factories of Preachers and Pastors"": The Nonconformist Engagement with Theological Education; 1 Modest Beginnings; 2 Evaluation and Reform; 3 The Methodist Quest for an Educated Ministry; 4 Piety, Education, and Ministry; PART II: Ministry and Theology in a New Age: The Nonconformist Engagement with Its Message and with the Culture; 5 The Ministry Required by the Age; 6 The Shifting Sands of Religious Authority; 7 Theology and the Task of Reconstruction; 8 Nonconformity and Identity: Beyond the Chilling Mists of Controversy; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography

IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction. Part I. ""Factories of Preachers and Pastors"": The Nonconformist Engagement with Theological Education. 1. Modest Beginnings. 2. Evaluation and Reform. 3. The Methodist Quest for an Educated Ministry. 4. Piety, Education, and Ministry. Part II. Ministry and



Theology in a New Age: The Nonconformist Engagement with Its Message and with the Culture. 5. The Ministry Required by the Age. 6. The Shifting Sands of Religious Authority. 7. Theology and the Task of Reconstruction. 8. Nonconformity and Identity: Beyond the Chilling Mists of Controversy. Conclusion