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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Stevens, Ralph
Titre(s) : Protestant pluralism [Texte imprimé] : the reception of the Toleration Act, 1689-1720 / Ralph Stevens
Publication : Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2018
Description matérielle : xiii, 201 pages ; 24 cm
Collection : Studies in modern British religious history ; volume 37
Lien à la collection : Studies in modern British religious history
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-189) and indexes
The 1689 Toleration Act marked a profound shift in the English religious landscape.
By permitting the public worship of Protestant Dissenters, the statute laid the foundations
for legal religious pluralism, albeit limited, and ensured that eighteenth-century
English society would be multi-denominational. However, the Act was rushed, incomplete
and on many issues fundamentally ambiguous. It therefore threw up numerous practical
difficulties for the clergy of the Church of England, who were deeply divided about
what the legislation implied. This book explores how the Church reacted to the legal
establishment of a multi-denominational religious environment and how it came to terms
with religious pluralism. Thanks to the Toleration Act's inherent ambiguity, there
was genuine confusion over how far it extended. The book examines how the practicalities
of toleration and pluralism were worked out in the decades after 1689. A series of
five case studies addresses: political participation; the movement for the reformation
of manners; baptism; education; and the use of chapels. These studies illustrate how
the Toleration Act influenced the lived experiences of the clergy and the effects
that it had on their pastoral role. The book places the Act in its broader context,
at the end of England's 'long Reformation', and emphasises how, far from representing
a defining constitutional moment, the Act heralded a process of experimentation, debate
and adjustment
Sujet(s) : Angleterre. Parliament. Toleration Act (1689 ; Angleterre)
Protestantisme -- Angleterre (GB) -- 1500-1800
Pluralisme religieux -- Angleterre (GB) -- 1500-1800
Tolérance religieuse -- Christianisme -- Angleterre (GB) -- 1500-1800
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1783273291. - ISBN 9781783273294
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb465816550
Notice n° :
FRBNF46581655
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Table des matières : Introduction ; Religion after the Revolution ; Public office ; Reformation of
manners ; Education ; Baptism ; Chapels ; Protestants in Hanoverian England ;
Conclusions.
