1st Edition
Ecclesiastical Law, Clergy and Laity A History of Legal Discipline and the Anglican Church
By Neil Patterson
Copyright 2019
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
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Discipline in an ecclesiastical context can be defined as the power of a church to maintain order among its members on issues of morals or doctrine. This book presents a scholarly engagement with the way in which legal discipline has evolved within the Church of England since 1688. It explores how the Church of England, unusually among Christian churches, has come to be without means of effective... Read more
Introduction; 1. Toleration and its Effects; 2. The Old Discipline Lingers; 3. A Century of Doctrine Trials 1775-1871; 4. Law Defied – the Ritualists; 5. The Yearning to Fence the Altar; 6. Reluctance to Discipline; 7. The Lingering Temptation; Conclusion;
Biography
Revd Neil Patterson (MA BD) is Director of Vocations and Ordinands (Hereford), Rural Dean of Hereford, and a Member of the General Synod and the Ecclesiastical Law Society. He has published on ecclesiastical issues in books and periodicals.
"This is a well-written account with an abundance of well-researched material which gives real insight into cases old and recent. Of particular value is Patterson's putting into the public domain material which has hitherto been unavailable. "
-Peter Collier KC, Ecclesiastical Law Journal
