Author: Jason Varouj Matossian
Publisher:
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Category : Christianity and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Author: Jason Matossian
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
ISBN: 3647560480
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 167

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The period of Revolution and Toleration in England was filled with rapid change, political uncertainty, and ecclesiastical volatility. Still recovering from the strife of Civil War and a divisive Restoration, the relationship between the Church of England and Nonconformists remained deeply strained. Although Dissenters were granted the right to gather for worship under Toleration, their legitimacy was regularly challenged. Within this context, a variety of significant controversies arose in which James Owen, a Welsh Presbyterian minister, played a prominent role and was a leading voice for moderate Nonconformity. Along with a group of moderate Nonconformist friends like Edmund Calamy, Philip and Matthew Henry, and Francis Tallents, Owen defended a version of Protestant ecumenism. This was a theological conviction that (1) the unity of the Protestant Church was indispensable and (2) this unity was to be found in agreement on essential doctrines, not in sharing ecclesiastical structures. Owen, along with his associates, defended the Dissenters' separation from the Church of England as biblically sanctioned and at the same time emphasized that such separation was not schismatic. Owen's clear, biblically articulate, and historically informed writing made his contribution to the period of Toleration significant and influential.

Author: James E. Dolezal
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Category : Congregationalism
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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Author: Dr Tim Cooper
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409482650
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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John Owen (1616–1683) and Richard Baxter (1615–1691) were both pivotal figures in shaping the nonconformist landscape of Restoration England. Yet despite having much in common, they found themselves taking opposite sides in several important debates, and their relationship was marked by acute strain and mutual dislike. By comparing and contrasting the parallel careers of these two men, this book not only distils the essence of their differing theology, it also offers a broader understanding of the formation of English nonconformity. Placing these two figures in the context of earlier events, experience and differences, it argues that Restoration nonconformity was hampered by their strained personal relationship, which had its roots in their contrasting experiences of the English Civil War. This study thus contributes to historiography that explores the continuities across seventeenth-century England, rather than seeing a divide at 1660. It illustrates the way in which personality and experience shaped the development of wider movements.

Author: Edmund Calamy
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Category : Church and state
Languages : en
Pages : 722

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Author: Edmund Calamy
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484028905
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 498

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Excerpt from A Defence of Moderate Nonconformity, Vol. 3: Containing a Vindication, of the Silenc'd Ministers for Continuing Their Ministry, of the Reasons of the People for Adhering to Them and Their Successors, of Their Occasional Conformity, From the Reflections of Mr. Hoadley C the (danie OE Moderation, be (0 vehe mentlynchatged asl Afiaulting the Church, by Men whoare themfelvea accufed by their angry Brethren, oi; 1: not underfianding the ntruof Princi pies 7051 the Church 5 Abby, and of defigningxto Undermine' it. Thisll A 3 thinkdence is. In. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Benjamin Hoadly
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Category : Dissenters, Religious
Languages : en
Pages : 566

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Author: Benjamin Hoadly
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 566

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Author: Thomas Smyth
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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Author: Thomas Smyth
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 586

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