The changing shape of English nonconformity, 1825-1925
By: Dale A. Johnson.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Dissenters, Religious -- England -- History -- 19th century; Theology -- Study and teaching -- England -- History -- 19th century; Dissenters, Religious -- England -- History -- 20th century; Theology -- Study and teaching -- England -- History -- 20th century
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-241) and index.