Joseph Milner and his Editors: Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Evangelicals and the Christian Past
Joseph Milner's History of the Church of Christ' (1794-1809) was the most popular English-language church history for half a century, yet it remains misunderstood by many historians. This paper argues that Milner's Evangelical interpretation of church history subverted Protestant his...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2018]
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2018, Volume: 69, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-104 |
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Milner, Joseph 1744-1797, History of the Church of Christ
/ Church history studies
/ Protestantism
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KAA Church history KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDD Protestant Church |
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| Summary: | Joseph Milner's History of the Church of Christ' (1794-1809) was the most popular English-language church history for half a century, yet it remains misunderstood by many historians. This paper argues that Milner's Evangelical interpretation of church history subverted Protestant historiographical norms. By prioritising conversion over doctrinal precision, and celebrating the piety of select medieval Catholics, Milner undermined the historical narratives that undergirded Protestant exceptionalism. As national religious identities became increasingly contested in the 1820s and 1830s, this subversive edge was blunted by publishers who edited the History' to be less favourable toward pre-Reformation Christianity. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046917000744 |