Religion in Romantic England: An Anthology of Primary Sources
Religion in Romantic England explores the ways that the literature of English Christianity shaped the social, cultural, political, and religious life of the nation in texts published between 1760 and 1832. 
 
From the accession of George III and the expansion of Methodism in the late eighteenth century to the Reform Bill and the beginning of the Oxford Movement of the early nineteenth, this anthology reveals how theological ideas and ecclesial movements influenced one of the most widely studied periods in English literature and history. These tumultuous decades brought religious revival in evangelical preaching and spirituality, controversial responses to the French Revolution, the abolition of the slave trade, the struggle over Roman Catholic emancipation, the proliferation of missionary societies, and intellectual battles over the nature of God, the Bible, faith, church authority, and religious pluralism.
 
Religious writers in the Romantic period range from poets and preachers to pamphleteers and theologians. In ten thematic chapters tracing pivotal developments in belief and practice,  Religion in Romantic England guides readers in understanding the major historical and theological issues that contributed to the literary, educational, and political movements of the era. These judicious selections, drawn from a diverse body of luminaries—including William Carey, Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, Joseph Priestley, Hannah More, Percy Shelley, and William Wilberforce, among many others—introduce newcomers and established readers alike to the ideas, controversies, and hopes that continue to affect our common life to this day.

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Religion in Romantic England: An Anthology of Primary Sources
Religion in Romantic England explores the ways that the literature of English Christianity shaped the social, cultural, political, and religious life of the nation in texts published between 1760 and 1832. 
 
From the accession of George III and the expansion of Methodism in the late eighteenth century to the Reform Bill and the beginning of the Oxford Movement of the early nineteenth, this anthology reveals how theological ideas and ecclesial movements influenced one of the most widely studied periods in English literature and history. These tumultuous decades brought religious revival in evangelical preaching and spirituality, controversial responses to the French Revolution, the abolition of the slave trade, the struggle over Roman Catholic emancipation, the proliferation of missionary societies, and intellectual battles over the nature of God, the Bible, faith, church authority, and religious pluralism.
 
Religious writers in the Romantic period range from poets and preachers to pamphleteers and theologians. In ten thematic chapters tracing pivotal developments in belief and practice,  Religion in Romantic England guides readers in understanding the major historical and theological issues that contributed to the literary, educational, and political movements of the era. These judicious selections, drawn from a diverse body of luminaries—including William Carey, Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, Joseph Priestley, Hannah More, Percy Shelley, and William Wilberforce, among many others—introduce newcomers and established readers alike to the ideas, controversies, and hopes that continue to affect our common life to this day.

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Religion in Romantic England: An Anthology of Primary Sources

Religion in Romantic England: An Anthology of Primary Sources

by Jeffrey W. Barbeau (Editor)
Religion in Romantic England: An Anthology of Primary Sources

Religion in Romantic England: An Anthology of Primary Sources

by Jeffrey W. Barbeau (Editor)

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Religion in Romantic England explores the ways that the literature of English Christianity shaped the social, cultural, political, and religious life of the nation in texts published between 1760 and 1832. 
 
From the accession of George III and the expansion of Methodism in the late eighteenth century to the Reform Bill and the beginning of the Oxford Movement of the early nineteenth, this anthology reveals how theological ideas and ecclesial movements influenced one of the most widely studied periods in English literature and history. These tumultuous decades brought religious revival in evangelical preaching and spirituality, controversial responses to the French Revolution, the abolition of the slave trade, the struggle over Roman Catholic emancipation, the proliferation of missionary societies, and intellectual battles over the nature of God, the Bible, faith, church authority, and religious pluralism.
 
Religious writers in the Romantic period range from poets and preachers to pamphleteers and theologians. In ten thematic chapters tracing pivotal developments in belief and practice,  Religion in Romantic England guides readers in understanding the major historical and theological issues that contributed to the literary, educational, and political movements of the era. These judicious selections, drawn from a diverse body of luminaries—including William Carey, Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, Joseph Priestley, Hannah More, Percy Shelley, and William Wilberforce, among many others—introduce newcomers and established readers alike to the ideas, controversies, and hopes that continue to affect our common life to this day.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781481307222
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Publication date: 03/15/2018
Series: Documents of Anglophone Christianity
Pages: 507
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.18(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Jeffrey W. Barbeau is Professor of Theology at Wheaton College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xv

Introduction xvii

Historical Timeline xxxvii

Abbreviations for Works Commonly Cited xxxix

I Divinity

Trinity in Unity William Jones 3

"A letter to the common people in answer to some popular arguments against the Trinity"

1767

One God Joseph Priestley 9

An appeal to the serious and candid professors of Christianity

1770

Mission of Jesus William Hazlitt 15

Human authority, in matters of faith, repugnant to Christianity

1774

Faith in Christ Thomas Scott 21

The force of truth

1779

Antiquity Samuel Horsley 27

A charge, delivered to the clergy of the archdeaconry of St Albans

1783

Atheism Percy Bysshe Shelley 33

The necessity of atheism

1811

Mystery Renn Dickson Hampden 38

"Knowledge of God through Christ"

1828

II Faith

Repentance George Whitefield 46

"The Good Shepherd: a farewell sermon"

1769

Predestination Augustus Toplady 51

More work for Mr. Wesley

1771

Free Grace John Fletcher 57

The first part of an equal check to pharisaism and antinomianism

1774

Salvation in Christ Joseph Milner 62

"An affectionate address to seamen"

1797

Divine Government Southwood Smith 68

Illustrations of the divine government

1816

Fatalism Edward Copleston 74

An enquiry into the doctrines of necessity and predestination

1821

Light and Darkness Julius Charles Hare 79

"The children of light"

1828

III Canon

Two Books Sarah Trimmer 88

An easy introduction to the knowledge of nature, and reading the Holy Scriptures

1780

Prayer Books Herbert Marsh 94

An inquiry into the consequences of neglecting to give the Prayer Book with the Bible

1812

Bible Societies Isaac Milner 100

Strictures on some of the publications of the Rev. Herbert Marsh

1813

Rule of Faith Peter Gandolphy 104

A defence of the ancient faith

1813

Scripture and Tradition Edward Hawkins 109

A dissertation upon the use and importance of unauthoritative tradition

1819

Spiritual Interpretation Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck 114

Biblical fragments

1821

Living Word Edward Irving 119

For the oracles of God … For judgment to come

1823

Biblical Inspiration Connop Thirlwall 125

"Introduction by the translator"

1825

IV Doubt

Miracles George Horne 133

Letters on infidelity

1784

Unbelief William Wilberforce 138

A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians

1797

Infidelity Robert Hall 143

Modern infidelity

1800

Evil William Paley 149

Natural theology

1802

Miracles and Testimony Richard Wnately 155

Historic doubts relative to Napoleon Buonaparte

1819

Pain and the Afterlife Jeremy Bentham 162

Analysis of the influence of natural religion on the temporal happiness of mankind

1822

Faith and Reason Hugh James Rose 167

The state of the Protestant religion in Germany

1825

V Enthusiasm

Spiritual Life William Law 176

An humble, earnest, and affectionate address to the clergy

1761

Divine Grace William Warburton 182

The doctrine of grace

1762

Spirit and Conscience William Romaine 187

The walk of faith

1771

Evangelical Intellect John Foster 192

"On the aversion of men of taste to evangelical religion"

1805

Dangers of Methodism Leigh Hunt 199

"An attempt to show the folly and danger of Methodism"

1808

Heart Religion Hannah More 206

Practical piety

1811

Prophecies Joanna Southcott 213

Prophecies announcing the birth of the Prince of Peace

1814

Pure Christianity Joseph John Gurney 218

Sermons and prayers

1832

VI Psalms

Family Hymns Charles Wesley 227

Hymns for the use of families

1767

Light Revealed John Newton William Cowper 243

Olney hymns

1779

English Church William Wordsworth 253

Ecclesiastical sketches

1822

Christian Hymnody James Montgomery 266

The Christian psalmist

1825

Nature's Praise John Keble 274

The Christian year

1827

Divine Mysteries Felicia Hemans 286

Records of woman

1828

VII Morals

Marriage Henry Venn 297

The complete duty of man

1763

Christian Virtue Soame Jenyns 303

A view of the internal evidence of the Christian religion

1776

Slavery Thomas Clarkson 309

An essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species

1786

Holy Living John Wesley 314

"The more excellent way"

1787

Creation Mary Wollstonecraft 320

Original stories from real life

1788

Tobacco Adam Clarke 325

A dissertation on the use and abuse of tobacco

1797

Chastity Robert Malthus 331

An essay on the principle of population

1803

VIII Nation

English Dissent Samuel Palmer 339

The Protestant dissenter's catechism

1772

Spiritual Authority William Stevens 347

A treatise on the nature and constitution of the Christian church

1773

Religious Subscription George Dyer 352

An inquiry into the nature of subscription to the Thirty-Nine Articles

1789

Established Church Edmund Burke 359

Reflections on the revolution in France

1790

Toleration Thomas Paine 366

Rights of man

1791

National Repentance Anna Letitia Barbauld 370

Sins of government, sins of the nation

1793

The Christian Church Samuel Taylor Coleridge 376

On the constitution of the church and state

1830

IX Papacy

Catholic Relief Charles Butler 385

An address to the Protestants of Great Britain and Ireland

1813

Papal Authority John Milner 390

The end of religious controversy

1818

Catholic Tyranny Joseph Blanco White 396

The poor man's preservative against popery

1825

Christian Obedience William Poynter 404

Declaration of the Catholic bishops

1826

Rome Thomas Hartwell Horne 411

Romanism contradictory to the Bible

1827

Irish Catholicism Thomas Arnold 415

The Christian duty of granting the claims of the Roman Catholics

1829

X Outsiders

Christianity and Islam Joseph White 425

A comparison of Mahometism and Christianity

1784

Native Americans William Knox 430

"Of the Indians in the colonies"

1789

Missionary Call William Carey 436

An enquiry into the obligations of Christians

1792

Methodism in Africa Thomas Coke 443

An interesting narrative of a mission

1812

Heathen Cruelty William Carus Wilson 449

The children's friend

1826

Missions in India Reginald Heber 455

Narrative of a journey through the upper provinces of India

1828

Jewish Emancipation Francis Henry Goldsmid 460

Remarks on civil disabilities of the British Jews

1830

What People are Saying About This

James Engell James Engell

Religion in Romantic England provides source materials essential to any student or scholar interested not only in religion but also in literary, political, and cultural developments. Selections from Wilberforce, Paley, Bentham, Law, Wesley, Wollstonecraft, Burke, Paine, Barbauld, Coleridge, Hemans, Keble, and a score more create a rich, full picture. Barbeau’s introduction provides excellent, highly informative context. No student or scholar of the Romantic Age should be without this volume, and every college and research library should have it on its shelves and in its digital resources.

Douglas Hedley

An outstanding anthology. We should be grateful to Barbeau for his judicious and illuminating selection of texts. The book constitutes a most discriminating guide to the religion of this momentous period of thought in the English-speaking world.

Frederick Burwick

Past efforts to relate literature to contemporary religious discourse have been frustrated because the relevant texts have been inaccessible. Jeffrey Barbeau’s anthology not only furnishes the ready access readers have needed, it also provides a chronology and a historical overview of the religious strife, dissenting factions, and theological quarrels. Surveying the developments from the advent of Methodism to the Oxford Movement, Barbeau’s anthology enriches our understanding of the history and the literature of the period.

James Engell

Religion in Romantic England provides source materials essential to any student or scholar interested not only in religion but also in literary, political, and cultural developments. Selections from Wilberforce, Paley, Bentham, Law, Wesley, Wollstonecraft, Burke, Paine, Barbauld, Coleridge, Hemans, Keble, and a score more create a rich, full picture. Barbeau’s introduction provides excellent, highly informative context. No student or scholar of the Romantic Age should be without this volume, and every college and research library should have it on its shelves and in its digital resources.

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