What was the Oxford Movement? / George Herring.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herring, George.

Series:

Outstanding Christian Thinkers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oxford movement.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This account of the Oxford or Tractarian movement provides essential information to the study of English church history and the history of England during the Victorian era. This book is an up-to-date, scholarly but approachable exploration of the Movement which features primary material from a range of its key members. Herring looks at the relationship beween the Movement and the older, pre-1833 High Church tradition and, crucially, at developments after Newman's departure for Rome in 1845. By placing the Tractarians in the general political and social context of Victorian movements that sough

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction: interpretations past and present; 1 Contexts; 2 Ideas; 3 Events; 4 Parishes; Epilogue; Documents; Notes; Further reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612710063

9781282710061

1282710060

9781441115133

1441115137

OCLC:

650307474