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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817740603321

Autore

Andrews Robert M (Honorary Research Associate)

Titolo

Lay activism and the high church movement of the late eighteenth century : the life and thought of William Stevens, 1732-1807 / / by Robert M. Andrews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-29379-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Collana

Brill's Series in Church History and Religious Culture, , 1572-4107 ; ; Volume 60

Disciplina

283.092

Soggetti

Laity - Church of England - History - 18th century

High Church movement - England - History - 18th century

England Church history 18th 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Contexts: High Churchmanship and the Lay Precedent -- Background: A Man of Faith and Commerce -- Theological Activism (i): The 1770's -- Theological Activism (ii): 1780's to 1800's -- Ecclesiastical Activism -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Lay Activism and the High Church Movement of the Late Eighteenth Century: The Life and Thought of William Stevens, 1732-1807 , by Robert M. Andrews, is the first full-length study of Stevens’ life and thought. Historiographically revisionist and contextualised within a neglected history of lay High Church activism, Andrews presents Stevens as an influential High Church layman who brought to Anglicanism not only his piety and theological learning, but his wealth and business acumen. With extensive social links to numerous High Church figures in late Georgian Britain, Stevens’ lay activism is shown to be central to the achievements and effectiveness of the wider High Church movement during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.