The Clerical Profession in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1680–1840. By W. M. Jacob
In the ‘long’ eighteenth century, Jacob argues, the clergy of the Church of England were the only national professional body in anything like the modern sense of the term, with established procedures for the training, admission, supervision, and discipline of its members. Their economic and social s...
| Published in: | The journal of theological studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2008
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The journal of theological studies
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| Review of: | The clerical profession in the long eighteenth century 1680 - 1840 (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2007) (Gould, Graham)
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| Summary: | In the ‘long’ eighteenth century, Jacob argues, the clergy of the Church of England were the only national professional body in anything like the modern sense of the term, with established procedures for the training, admission, supervision, and discipline of its members. Their economic and social status rose during the eighteenth century, though most of them remained closely integrated with the communities they served and their ministry was accepted and welcomed by the majority. Even tithes did not become a really divisive issue until the agricultural crises of the years after 1815. Pluralism did not seriously impede worship or pastoral care, and clergy played a positive role in the provision of education and the relief of poverty. Study, catechizing, and preaching were taken seriously. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fln109 |