Church in an Age of Danger Parsons and Parishioners, 1660-1740

Name: Church in an Age of Danger Parsons and Parishioners, 1660-1740
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ISBN: 9780521023696

ISBN-10: 0521023696

ISBN-13: 9780521023696

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Authors: Donald A. Spaeth, Anthony Fletcher, John Guy, John Morrill

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This book explores popular support for the Church of England during a critical period, from the Stuart Restoration to the mid-eighteenth century, when Churchmen perceived themselves to be under attack from all sides. In many provincial parishes, the clergy also found themselves in dispute with their congregations. These incidents of dispute are the focus of a series of detailed case studies, drawn from the diocese of Salisbury, which help to bring the religion of the ordinary people to life, while placing local tensions in their broader national context. The period 16601740 provides important clues to the long-term decline in the popularity of the Church. Paradoxically, conflicts revealed…

Book details

List price: $50.99
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/17/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.06" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English




Introduction



Clerical profiles



Arenas for conflict



The management of disputes



Pastoral care



Tithes and religious conflict



The nonconformist threat



Popular observance



Matters of life and death



Singing and religious revival



Conclusion