The changing shape of English nonconformity, 1825-1925 / Dale A. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Dale A., 1936- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dissenters, Religious--England--History--19th century.

Dissenters, Religious.

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

Theology.

Dissenters, Religious--England--History--20th century.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'The Changing Shape of English Nonconformity' is a study of an important strand in the transformation within 19th-century English evangelical Nonconformity: the development of a pattern of theological education for ministry, which played a significant role in the emergence of discussions concerning the nature of ministry, and more.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1998.

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

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771204-5

1-282-38419-8

9786612384196

0-19-535285-8

0-585-16245-X

OCLC:

437115708