"All the Best Bishoprics and Deaneries": The @Enigma of Arminian Politics

There are two old Arminian jokes: one can be recounted here, the other later. In the late seventeenth century, when English Arminianism was riding high, so the story goes, Bishop George Morley was asked: “What do the Arminians hold?” He replied: “All the best bishoprics and deaneries.”

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Main Author: Bangs, Carl 1922- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [1973]
In: Church history
Year: 1973, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-16
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:There are two old Arminian jokes: one can be recounted here, the other later. In the late seventeenth century, when English Arminianism was riding high, so the story goes, Bishop George Morley was asked: “What do the Arminians hold?” He replied: “All the best bishoprics and deaneries.”
ISSN:0009-6407
Contains:Enthalten in: Church history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3165042