Lay activism and the high church movement of the late eighteenth century
Subtitle: the life and thought of William Stevens, 1732-1807
By: by Robert M. Andrews
Series: Brill's series in church history and religious culture -- volume 70
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9789004293779; 9789004293793
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: High Church movement; Biography; Church of England; Church history; Laity; History
Description: This is the first full-length study of William Stevens&#x92; life and thought. Historiographically revisionist and contextualised within a neglected history of lay High Church activism, Andrews presents Stevens as an influential High Church layman who brought to Anglicanism not only his piety and theological learning, but his wealth and business acumen. With extensive social links to numerous High Church figures in late Georgian Britain, Stevens&#x92; lay activism is shown to be central to the achievements and effectiveness of the wider High Church movement during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.