Occasional Papers : Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890, Vol. 2

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Church, R. W. (Richard William), 1815-1890.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Occasional Papers" by R. W. Church is a collection of writings that were published in various periodicals such as The Guardian, The Times, and The Saturday Review, spanning from the mid to late 19th century. The works compile Church's reflections and critiques on significant issues relating to the English Church, its administration, and interface with state matters during a transformative period in English history. The opening of this volume begins with an analysis of a pamphlet by W.E. Gladstone on the topic of Royal Supremacy and its implications for the Church of England. Church reflects on Gladstone's arguments that navigate the historical context and constitutional implications of ecclesiastical jurisdiction, particularly in light of the Reformation. He emphasizes the complexities surrounding the relationship between Church authority and the crown, suggesting that the Church must reclaim its legislative power while still respecting the separation of powers established at the Reformation. This opening establishes the thematic focus on religious authority, constitutional law, and the challenges faced by the Church during this era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Mr. Gladstone on the royal supremacy

Joyce on courts of spiritual appeal

Privy council judgments

Sir John Coleridge on the purchas case

Mr. Gladstone's letter on the English church

Disendowment

The new court

Mozley's Bampton lectures

Ecce homo

The author of "Robert Elsmere" on a new reformation

Renan's "Vie de Jesus"

Renan's "Les apôtres"

Renan's Hibbert lectures

Renan's "Souvenirs d'enfance"

Life of Frederick Robertson

Life of Baron Bunsen

Coleridge's Memoir of Keble

Maurice's theological essays

Frederick Denison Maurice

Sir Richard Church

Death of Bishop Wilberforce

Retirement of the provost of Oriel

Mark Pattison

Pattison's essays

Bishop Frazer

Newman's "Apologia"

Dr. Newman on the "Eirenicon"

Newman's Parochial sermons

Cardinal Newman

Cardinal Newman's course

Cardinal Newman's naturalness

Lord Blachford.

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Notes:

Reading ease score: 47.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2004-04-01