Lay People and Religion in the Early Eighteenth Century

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Paperback, 272 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 2002
ISBN13: 9780521892957
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This book investigates the part that Anglicanism played in the lives of lay people in England and Wales between 1689 and 1750. It is concerned with what they did rather than what they believed, and explores their attitudes to clergy, religious activities, personal morality and charitable giving. Using diaries, letters, account books, newspapers and popular publications and parish and diocesan records, Dr Jacob demonstrates that Anglicanism held the allegiance of a significant proportion of all people. They took the lead in managing the affairs of the parishes, which were the major focus of communal and social life, and supported the spiritual and moral discipline of the church courts. He shows that early eighteenth-century England and Wales remained a largely traditional society and that Methodism emerged from a strong church, which was central to the lives of most people.

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ISBN13:9780521892957
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:272

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1. Introduction; 2. Lay people and the clergy; 3. Public religious practice; 4. Personal and family piety; 5. Lay people and morality; 6. Lay people and philanthropy; 7. Lay people and church buildings; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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