The changing shape of English nonconformity, 1825-1925 /
This book addresses several dimensions of the transformation of English Nonconformity over the course of an important century in its history. It begins with the question of education for ministry, considering the activities undertaken by four major evangelical traditions (Congregationalist, Baptist,...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=23559 |
| Summary: | This book addresses several dimensions of the transformation of English Nonconformity over the course of an important century in its history. It begins with the question of education for ministry, considering the activities undertaken by four major evangelical traditions (Congregationalist, Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian) to establish theological colleges for this purpose, and then takes up the complex three-way relationship of ministry/churches/colleges that evolved from these activities. As author Dale Johnson illustrates, this evolution came to have significant implications for the Nonconformist engagement with its message and with the culture at large. These implications are investigated in chapters on the changing perception or understanding of ministry itself, religious authority, theological questions (such as the doctrines of God and the atonement), and religious identity. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index. |
| ISBN: | 058516245X 9780585162454 9780195121636 0195121635 |