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Syon Abbey and its Books
Founded in 1415, the double monastery of Syon Abbey was the only English example of the order established by the fourteenth-century mystic St Bridget of Sweden. After its dispersal …
Conscience, Consciousness and Ethics in Joseph Butler's Philosophy and Ministry
Offers a new interpretation of Butler's theology and suggests that exploration of his methods may contribute to modern thinking about ethics, language, the Church as well as …
Protestant Dissent and Philanthropy in Britain, 1660-1914
Philanthropy was an essential feature of the relationship between Dissent and the society from which it sometimes felt itself to be separate. This collection examines the …
'This Great Firebrand': William Laud and Scotland, 1617-1645
Presents Scotland as a case study for a fresh interpretation of Archbishop William Laud, his career and his working partnership with Charles I. William Laud, Archbishop of …
Puritan Iconoclasm during the English Civil War
An examination of Puritan iconoclasm, the reasons which led to it, and the forces which sustained it. This work offers a detailed analysis of Puritan iconoclasm in England during …
Protestant Pluralism
The 1689 Toleration Act marked a profound shift in the English religious landscape. By permitting the public worship of Protestant Dissenters (largely Presbyterian), the statute …
Britain and the German Churches, 1945-1950
Explores the ways in which the British Religious Affairs Branch aimed to organise religious life in post-war Germany. It is well known that at the key allied conferences during the …
Modern Spiritualism and the Church of England, 1850-1939
Shows how some of the ideas about the afterlife presented by spiritualism helped to shape popular Christianity in the period. From the moment of its arrival in Britain in 1852, …
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department, 1796-1953
A survey and reassessment of the role of the army chaplain in its first 150 years. Few military or ecclesiastical figures are as controversial as the military chaplain, routinely …
Rational Dissenters in Late Eighteenth-Century England
Rational Dissent was a branch of Protestant religious nonconformity which emerged to prominence in England between c. 1770 and c. 1800. While small, the movement provoked fierce …
Martyrs and Martyrdom in England, c.1400-1700
Concepts of Christian martyrdom changed greatly in England from the late middle ages through the early modern era. The variety of paradigms of Christian martyrdom (with, for …
A History of the Mothers' Union
One of the most significant works on Anglican and Women's history to be published in recent years. Includes a foreword by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This book tells the story of …