James Bowling Mozley (15 September 1813 – 4 January 1878) was an English theologian. He was born at

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, the younger brother of

Thomas Mozley Thomas Mozley (1806June 17, 1893), was an English clergyman and writer associated with the Oxford Movement. Early life Mozley was born at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the son of a bookseller and publisher. His brother, James Bowling Mozley, wou ...

, and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (now Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough) and later

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. Mozley was elected to a fellowship at Magdalen in 1840. He took an active part in the

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. He said he could no more follow

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, his brother-in-law, into the Roman communion "than fly." He was joint editor of the ''

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''. He withdrew from the position because of his substantial agreement with the famous Gorham decision. Mozley was one of the earliest supporters of ''The Guardian'', the High Church weekly. In 1856 he became vicar of Shoreham, in 1869 canon of

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, and in 1871 regius professor of divinity at Oxford. He died at Shoreham on 4 January 1878.

Works

*''A Treatise on the Augustinian Doctrine of Predestination'' (1855) *''The Primitive Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration'' (1856) *''A Review of the Baptismal Controversy'' (1862) *''Subscription to the Articles: a Letter'' (1863) *''Lectures on Miracles'', being the

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for 1865 *''Ruling Ideas in Early Ages and their relation to the Old Testament Faith'' (1877) *''Essays, Historical and Theological'', appeared in 1878 (2 vols), with a biographical preface by his sister Anne, who also edited some of his ''Letters'' (1884).

References

Andrew C. Mead, "J. B. Mozley and the Development of Doctrine" (B.Litt. thesis, Keble College, Oxford, 1973). In the Bodleian Library.

External links

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The grave of James Bowling Mozley and his wife Amelia in St Sepulchre's Cemetery, Oxford, with biography
1813 births 1878 deaths English Anglo-Catholics 19th-century English theologians People from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford People educated at Queen Elizabeth's High School Regius Professors of Divinity (University of Oxford) English male non-fiction writers English Anglican theologians 19th-century English Anglican priests Anglo-Catholic clergy Anglo-Catholic theologians 19th-century English male writers Burials at St Sepulchre's Cemetery {{Anglican-stub