"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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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
[1973]
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Church history
Year: 1973, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-16 |
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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.” |
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ISSN: | 0009-6407 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Church history
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3165042 |