Description: Protestant Pluralism : The Reception of the Toleration Act, 1, Hardcover by Stevens, Ralph, ISBN 1783273291, ISBN-13 9781783273294, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The 1689 Toleration Act marked a profound shift in the English religious landscape. By permitting the public worship of Protestant Dissenters, the statute laid the foundations for legal religious pluralism, albeit limited, and ensured that eighteenth-century English society would be multi-denominational. However, the Act was rushed, incomplete and on many issues fundamentally ambiguous. It therefore threw up numerous practical difficulties for the clergy of the Church of England, who were deeply divided about what the legislation implied.This book explores how the Church reacted to the legal establishment of a multi-denominational religious environment and how it came to terms with religious pluralism. Thanks to the Toleration Act's inherent ambiguity, there was genuine confusion over how far it extended. Th examines how the practicalities of toleration and pluralism were worked out in the decades after 1689. A series of five case studies addresses: political participation; the movement for the reformation of manners; baptism; education; and the use of chapels. These studies illustrate how the Toleration Act influenced the lived experiences of the clergy and the effects that it had on their pastoral role. Th places the Act in its broader context, at the end of England's 'long Reformation', and emphasises how, far from representing a defining constitutional moment, the Act heralded a process of experimentation, debate and adjustment.RALPH STEVENS is a Tutor in History at University College Dublin.
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Book Title: Protestant Pluralism : The Reception of the Toleration Act, 1689-
Number of Pages: 220 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Protestant Pluralism : the Reception of the Toleration Act, 1689-1720
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Modern / 18th Century, Europe / Great Britain / General, History
Publication Year: 2018
Item Weight: 17.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, History
Author: Ralph Stevens
Item Length: 9.3 in
Series: Studies in Modern British Religious History Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
