The Great Ejection of 1662: Memories, Interpretations and Justifications within Protestant Dissent, 1662-2012
The Great Ejection of 1662 has been variously remembered by English and Welsh nonconformists in the 350 years since. But the process reveals a shift away from the issues of the mid-seventeenth century to first, a remembrance of suffering, and then a generalisation of the issues in terms of political...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Brill
2013
|
| In: |
Ecclesiology
Year: 2013, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-182 |
| Further subjects: | B
Act of Uniformity, 1662
Prayer Book
Great Ejection
Protestant Nonconformity
toleration
spiritual independence
ecumenism
reconciliation of memories
|
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | The Great Ejection of 1662 has been variously remembered by English and Welsh nonconformists in the 350 years since. But the process reveals a shift away from the issues of the mid-seventeenth century to first, a remembrance of suffering, and then a generalisation of the issues in terms of political freedom and liberty of conscience. Furthermore, the question of whether groups are prisoners of their collective memories or may be released to act differently by acts of mutual forgiveness is a pressing contemporary ecumenical issue. It is therefore suggested that historical sensitivity is an indispensable adjunct to effective ecumenical agreement. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1745-5316 |
| Contains: | In: Ecclesiology
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455316-00902003 |