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The Scottish Episcopacy, 1596-1638
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A community of preachers: The north Italian episcopacy, 397-451
This dissertation is a study of Christianity in northern Italy from the end of the fourth century to the middle of the fifth. It builds upon two important trends in recent scholarship on Late Antiquity. The first is the emphasis on the fragmentation of the Roman world along regional lines as the …
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the Ethiopian State and the Alexandrian See: Indigenizing the Episcopacy and Forging National Identity, 1926--1991
It analyzes how the administrative changes in the church and the political changes in the country in the 1990s affected the church, how the secession of Eritrea brought about the division of the historical church into two, the conflict and ethnic politics engulfing church leaders, the flight of …
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The "Second Reformation" in Ireland, 1798-1861: case study of Rev. Robert Winning and the Kingscourt District.
… starting point. It marks the beginning of the episcopacy of Thomas Lewis O’Beirne and his programme of reform and improvement in the Church of Ireland diocese of Meath, which left many of the Meath diocesan clergy ready for the ‘Second Reformation’ in 1822. The year 1861, and the death of Rev. …
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Examining the Ecclesiological Soundness of the Southern Baptist Multisite Church Movement
… considers the New Testament, the ante-Nicene episcopacy, early American Methodism, and early Baptist life in America as potential roots of the MCM. The chapter then concludes that, although it is unique, the multisite church most closely parallels the ante-Nicene episcopacy. Chapter 3 argues …
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The nature of episcopal authority in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa : (with special reference to the Constitution and Canons, recent Commissions on Episcopacy and the Metropolitan, and the Third Draft of the Plan of Union) : a contribution to the church union debate
The c.P.S.A. as a daughter of the Church of England is part of the Catholic .Church and has inherited the Historic Episcopate. In sorting cut its legal status, the C.P.S.A., unlike the Church of England came to be not an established Church, tut a voluntary religious association, free £ran state …
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The prose lives of Venantius Fortunatus: Hagiography, lay piety and pastoral care in sixth-century Gaul
… religious and political power of the Gallic episcopacy and the literary promotion of saints’ cults in sixth-century Gaul. Hagiography, however, was also becoming increasingly instrumental in bishops’ religious instruction of the laity and in the laity’s own efforts to achieve salvation. This …
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The regency and administration of James Douglas, fourth earl of Morton
… led to growing hostility particularly towards episcopacy. This was largely a consequence of Morton's equivocal treatment of the second Book of Discipline. Nonetheless, it seems conceivable that both sides, aware of the consequences, exercised some measure of restraint. The kernel of his foreign …
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The bishops of King Stephen's reign
… each of these also has consequences for how the episcopacy and Anglo-Norman history in general are understood. This is, therefore, a reassessment of the bishops of King Stephen's reign.
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'There was never man handled as I am' : the legacy and significance of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, 1558-1660
… century, however, as debates over the eucharist, episcopacy, and liturgy forced Laudians, Presbyterians, and especially radical puritans, to re-evaluate Cranmer and the role he played in the Edwardian Reformation.
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Life and work of Bishop John Owen (1854-1926)
… material which was published by Owen during his episcopacy, a resource which has largely remained unused, which provides the basis for the distinctive voice which he provided during this period of significant religious and political change.Through the substantial use of these materials, together …
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Robert Bruce of Kinnaird and the Resilience of Presbyterianism in Scotland: 1610–1637.
… 1637, a period marked by the full imposition of Episcopacy under James VI/I and its attempted consolidation under Charles I. This study contends that Presbyterian principles persisted with remarkable tenacity, sustained by theological conviction, popular support, and the influential ministry of …
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John Charles Ryle: An Intellectual Biography
… for church reform. Chapter 6 examines Ryle’s episcopacy in Liverpool from 1880 to 1900. The chapter begins with a discussion of the state of the diocese before his appointment. This is followed by an analysis of his diocesan strategy to reach the “masses.” The chapter is concluded by …
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A study of the ecumenical nature of charismatic renewal: with particular reference to Roman Catholic and Anglican charismatic renewal in England
… The study looks in some detail at baptism and episcopacy, to see how these traditional ecumenical sticking points could be resolved, when looked at through a charismatic lens. It then moves on to analyse a sample of leaders, who have both experienced charismatic renewal and engaged with it …
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King Campbell : the public career of the Marquis of Argyll (1607?-1661)
… opponents of those "innovations" and of Episcopacy, the Laird of Earlstoun and Samuel Rutherford. Chapter Three describes his movements during the prelude to the National Covenant (1638) and examines his avowed sympathy for the Covenanters at the Glasgow Assembly. Chapter Four considers …
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King Campbell : the public career of the Marquis of Argyll (1607?-1661)
… opponents of those "innovations" and of Episcopacy, the Laird of Earlstoun and Samuel Rutherford. Chapter Three describes his movements during the prelude to the National Covenant (1638) and examines his avowed sympathy for the Covenanters at the Glasgow Assembly. Chapter Four considers …
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The origins and transformation of the nonjuror schism, 1670-1715 : illustrated by special reference to the career, writings and activities of Dr. George Hickes, 1642-1715
… and Cyprian re-emphasized the conviction that episcopacy was of divine right and an essential part of Christ's church. Political opposition or religious nonconformity were alike considered as sinful and perverse.For the Church of England the double blows of James II's ungrateful treachery and …
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A Glorious and Salutiferous Œconomy...? An ecclesiological enquiry into metropolitical authority and provincial polity in the Anglican Communion.
… with particular emphasis exploring the nature of episcopacy, synodical government, liturgy and belief, and common principles of canon law. However, one aspect of Anglican ecclesiology which has received little attention is the place of provincial polity and metropolitical authority across the …
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