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Lädt ... Good and Proper Men: Lord Palmerston and the Bench of Bishopsvon Nigel Scotland
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This is an interesting book for what will admittedly be a small readership, of those who want to know more about the views and work of the large group of Anglican bishops appointed in the Church of England in the mid-19th century at the behest of the Prime Minister Lord Palmerston. The book reviews the context in which the appointments were made and the influences (particularly that of Wilberforce) on Palmerston, but the greater part of the book is taken up with describing the consequences in terms of the way those appointed carried out their work in their dioceses - so different chapters look at the way they supervised clergy, tackled the Ritualist movements, and so on. The book is clearly the result of much research amongst the papers of the relevant bishops, and surveys the field well. If I would make one criticism it is that the various chapters tend to be written basically as lists (ie X did that, Y did that, Z did this), rather then there being a complete synthesis of material for each sub-theme. This suggests that the first draft of the book from research notes did not receive sufficient editorial attention to make it flow better, and become a more complete work. But nonetheless it is a commendable addition to the corpus of works on the 19th century church. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries dioceses were large and bishops few and far between. The majority of their number were high churchmen who had strong connections with the aristocracy. They necessarily spent a good deal of their time in London attending to Parliamentary business. Bishops such as Kaye of Lincoln, Blomfield of Chester, and Monk of Gloucester were prominent members of the Ecclesiastical Commission whose concerns further kept them from their dioceses. Additionally, Kaye and Monk came from academic backgrounds. The result of all this was that bishops were rarely seen in their dioceses except perhaps for the odd visitation or round of perfunctory confirmation services and had little time to grapple with the problems of industrial society. Prompted by reforming figures such as John Bird Sumner and Samuel Wilberforce in the early Victorian years, some attempts were made to reform the role and image of the episcopate. No general widespread change was observable, however, until Palmerston became Prime Minister in 1855. During his ten years in office he appointed bishops to nineteen English sees, and when he died more than half of the bishops in England were his appointees. In his first ministry the majority of his appointees were evangelicals whose selection owed much to the influence of his stepson-in-law, Lord Shaftesbury. In his second ministry, when Gladstone joined the government, Palmerston elevated both evangelicals and high churchmen to the bench. Significantly, although most of Palmerston's prelates had achieved academic distinctions they also came to office with a wealth of parochial experience. They were predominantly pastors of the people rather than distant lordly prelates. They concerned themselves with reforming their dioceses by reviving the role of Archdeacon and extending the number of Rural Deaneries. They gave themselves to the building of churches and schools as well as the promotion of teacher education. They promoted missions and encouraged the use of laymen and laywomen in the parishes. They demonstrated a particular concern for their clergy, raising the standard of ordination examinations, giving advice on preaching and pastoral work, and doing their best to raise the level of stipends. These aspects together with their battles over ritualism, their theology, and their work in Parliament are examined in detail in Nigel Scotland's wide-ranging study. He concludes by arguing that Palmerston's prelates brought about a significant change in the English episcopate. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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