The Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology (published by
John Henry Parker) was a series of 19th-century editions of theological works by writers in the
Church of England
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, devoted as the title suggests to significant
Anglo-Catholic
Anglo-Catholicism comprises beliefs and practices that emphasise the Catholic heritage and identity of the various Anglican churches.
The term was coined in the early 19th century, although movements emphasising the Catholic nature of Anglican ...
figures. It brought back into print a number of works from the 17th century, concentrating though not exclusively on the
Caroline Divines
The Caroline Divines were influential theologians and writers in the Church of England who lived during the reigns of King Charles I and, after the Restoration, King Charles II (Latin: Carolus). There is no official list of Caroline-era divi ...
. The publication of the ''Library'', from 1841, was connected with the
Oxford Movement
The Oxford Movement was a movement of high church members of the Church of England which began in the 1830s and eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose original devotees were mostly associated with the University of O ...
which had begun in 1833; some of the editors, such as
William John Copeland and
Charles Crawley were clearly identified with the movement. However the interests of the ''Library'' diverged early from those of the
Tractarians
The Oxford Movement was a movement of high church members of the Church of England which began in the 1830s and eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose original devotees were mostly associated with the University of O ...
. A total of 95 volumes by 20 writers was published over a dozen years; the plan, originally, had been to include 53 authors. The Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology was founded in response to the
Parker Society The Parker Society was a text publication society set up in 1841 to produce editions of the works of the early Protestant writers of the English Reformation. It was supported by both the High Church and evangelical wings of the Church of England, an ...
.
Authors
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Lancelot Andrewes
Lancelot Andrewes (155525 September 1626) was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chi ...
(1555-1626), 11 volumes, edited by J. P. Wilson and James Bliss
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William Beveridge
William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge, (5 March 1879 – 16 March 1963) was a British economist and Liberal politician who was a progressive and social reformer who played a central role in designing the British welfare state. His 19 ...
(1637-1708), 12 volumes, edited by James Bliss
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John Bramhall
John Bramhall, DD (1594 – 25 June 1663) was an Archbishop of Armagh, and an Anglican theologian and apologist. He was a noted controversialist who doggedly defended the English Church from both Puritan and Roman Catholic accusations, as well ...
, 5 volumes, edited by
Arthur West Haddan
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George Bull
George Bull (25 March 1634 – 17 February 1710) was an English theologian and Bishop of St David's.
Life
He was born, 25 March 1634, in the parish of St. Cuthbert, Wells, and educated in the grammar school at Wells, and then at Blundell's ...
, 7 volumes
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John Cosin
John Cosin (30 November 1594 – 15 January 1672) was an English churchman.
Life
He was born at Norwich, and was educated at Norwich School and at Caius College, Cambridge, where he was scholar and afterwards fellow. On taking orders he was a ...
(1594-1672), 5 volumes
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Richard Crakanthorp, edited by
Christopher Wordsworth
Christopher Wordsworth (30 October 180720 March 1885) was an English intellectual and a bishop of the Anglican Church.
Life
Wordsworth was born in London, the youngest son of Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity, who was the youngest b ...
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William Forbes Billy, Willie or William Forbes may refer to:
Financiers
*Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet (1739–1806), Scottish banker
*William Forbes of Callendar (1756–1823), Scottish coppersmith and landowner
*William Howell Forbes (1837–1896), American b ...
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Mark Frank, 2 volumes
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Peter Gunning
Peter Gunning (1614 – 6 July 1684) was an English Royalist church leader, Bishop of Chichester and Bishop of Ely.
Life
He was born at Hoo St Werburgh, in Kent, and educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Clare College, Cambridge, wher ...
, edited by
Charles Page Eden
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Henry Hammond
Henry Hammond (18 August 1605 – 25 April 1660) was an English churchman, who supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.
Early life
He was born at Chertsey in Surrey on 18 August 1605, the youngest son of John Hammond (c. 155 ...
edited by
Nicholas Pocock
Nicholas Pocock (2 March 1740 – 9 March 1821) was an English artist known for his many detailed paintings of naval battles during the age of sail.
Birth and early career at sea
Pocock was born in Bristol in 1740, the son of a seaman.Chatte ...
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George Hickes George Hickes may refer to:
* George Hickes (divine) (1642–1715), English divine and scholar
* George Hickes (Manitoba politician) (born 1946), Canadian politician
* George Hickes (Nunavut politician)
George Hickes, Jr. is a Canadian politi ...
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John Johnson (1662-1726), editor
John Baron
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William Laud
William Laud (; 7 October 1573 – 10 January 1645) was a bishop in the Church of England. Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Charles I in 1633, Laud was a key advocate of Charles I's religious reforms, he was arrested by Parliament in 1640 ...
(1573-1645) edited by William Scott and James Bliss
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Hamon L'Estrange
Hamon L'Estrange (1605–1660) was an English writer on history, theology and liturgy, of Calvinist views, loyal both to Charles I and the Church of England. Along with Edward Stephens (d. 1706), he contributed to the seventeenth-century reviva ...
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Nathaniel Marshall
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William Nicholson
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John Overall (1559-1619)
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John Pearson (1613-1686), edited by
Edward Churton
Edward Churton (26 January 1800 – July 1874) was an English churchman and Spanish scholar.
Life
He was born on 26 January 1800 at Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, the second son of Ralph Churton, archdeacon of St David's. He was educated a ...
(minor works)
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Herbert Thorndike
Herbert Thorndike (1598 – 11 June 1672) was an English academic and clergyman, known as an orientalist and Canon of Westminster Abbey. He was an influential theological writer during the reigns of King Charles I and, after the Restoration, Kin ...
, 6 volumes, edited by
Arthur West Haddan
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Thomas Wilson (1663-1755) edited by
John Keble
John Keble (25 April 1792 – 29 March 1866) was an English Anglican priest and poet who was one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Keble College, Oxford, was named after him.
Early life
Keble was born on 25 April 1792 in Fairford, Glouce ...
Committee
The committee members for the Library project were the following (serving 1840 to 1845 unless otherwise marked):
[Charles Stephen Dessain, Ian Turnbull Ker, Gerard Tracey, Thomas Gornall, ''The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman'' Vol. 8 (1999), Appendix 2 p. 521.]
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R. S. Barton
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Edward Churton
Edward Churton (26 January 1800 – July 1874) was an English churchman and Spanish scholar.
Life
He was born on 26 January 1800 at Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, the second son of Ralph Churton, archdeacon of St David's. He was educated a ...
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William John Copeland (1844-5)
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John Goulter Dowling (1840-1)
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William Gresley
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Walter Farquhar Hook
Walter Farquhar Hook (13 March 1798 – 20 October 1875), known to his contemporaries as Dr Hook, was an eminent Victorian churchman.
He was the Vicar of Leeds responsible for the construction of the current Leeds Minster and for many ecc ...
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Richard William Jelf
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John Keble
John Keble (25 April 1792 – 29 March 1866) was an English Anglican priest and poet who was one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Keble College, Oxford, was named after him.
Early life
Keble was born on 25 April 1792 in Fairford, Glouce ...
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Samuel Roffey Maitland
Samuel Roffey Maitland (1792–1866) was an English historian and miscellaneous writer on religious topics. He was qualified as an Anglican priest, and worked also as a librarian, barrister and editor.
Early life
Maitland was born in London at Ki ...
(1840)
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Henry Edward Manning
Henry Edward Manning (15 July 1808 – 14 January 1892) was an English prelate of the Catholic church, and the second Archbishop of Westminster from 1865 until his death in 1892. He was ordained in the Church of England as a young man, but con ...
(1845)
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William Hodge Mill
William Hodge Mill (1792–1853) was an English churchman and orientalist, the first principal of Bishop’s College, Calcutta and later Regius Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge.
Life
He was son of John Mill, a native of Dundee, by his wife Mar ...
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George Moberly
George Moberly (10 October 1803 – 6 July 1885) was an English cleric who was headmaster of Winchester College, and then served as Bishop of Salisbury from 1869 until his death.
Life
He was born in St Petersburg, Russia in 1803, the seventh s ...
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John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, intellectual, philosopher, polymath, historian, writer, scholar and poet, first as an Anglican ministry, Anglican priest and later as a Catholi ...
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Henry Handley Norris
Henry Handley Norris (1771–1850) was an English clergyman and theologian. He was the clerical leader of the High Church grouping later known as the Hackney Phalanx, that grew up around him and his friend Joshua Watson.
Life
The son of Henry Ha ...
(1840-3)
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William Palmer
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Arthur Philip Perceval
Arthur Philip Perceval (1799–1853) was an English high church Anglican cleric, royal chaplain and theological writer.
Life
Born on 22 November 1799, he was the fifth and youngest son of Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden, by his wife Ma ...
(1840-4)
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Edward Bouverie Pusey
Edward Bouverie Pusey (; 22 August 180016 September 1882) was an English Anglican cleric, for more than fifty years Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Oxford. He was one of the leading figures in the Oxford Movement.
Early years
...
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Robert Isaac Wilberforce
Robert Isaac Wilberforce (19 December 18023 February 1857) was an English clergyman and writer.
Early life and education
He was second son of abolitionist William Wilberforce, and active in the Oxford Movement.
He was educated at Oriel College ...
(1845)
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Christopher Wordsworth
Christopher Wordsworth (30 October 180720 March 1885) was an English intellectual and a bishop of the Anglican Church.
Life
Wordsworth was born in London, the youngest son of Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity, who was the youngest b ...
(1845)
See also
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Library of the Fathers
The ''Library of the Fathers'', more properly ''A library of fathers of the holy Catholic church: anterior to the division of the East and West'', was a series of around 50 volumes of the Church Fathers, annotated in English translation, publishe ...
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Parker Society The Parker Society was a text publication society set up in 1841 to produce editions of the works of the early Protestant writers of the English Reformation. It was supported by both the High Church and evangelical wings of the Church of England, an ...
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