1st Edition

The History of the Anglo-Catholic Revival from 1845

By W. J. Sparrow Simpson Copyright 1932
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1932, The History of the Anglo-Catholic Revival from 1845 is a sober and judicious history of the Catholic Revival in the Church of England by a very well-known Anglo-Catholic scholar with an established reputation. The scope of the book is clearly shown by the chapter headings—The Movement after Newman’s Secession; The Apostolic Succession; The Decisions of the Courts on... Read more

1. The Movement after Newman’s Secession  2. The Apostolic Succession  3. The Decisions of the Courts on Doctrine  4. The Rise of Ritualism  5. Eucharistic Vestments  6. Confession and Absolution  7. The Treatment of Ritualism  8. Three Representative Documents of the Revival  9. The Revival of Convocation  10. The Spiritual Independence of the Church  11. The Revival of Religious Orders in the English Church  12. The Movement in the Twentieth Century  13. The Past and the Future.

Biography

W. J. Sparrow Simpson was an English Anglican priest and writer. He was a strong proponent of Anglo-Catholicism and was editor of the High-Church English Church Review in the years before the First World War.