394 Pages
by
Routledge
394 Pages
by
Routledge
394 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1984. The Victorian clergy occupied a uniquely prominent position in English society. Their church generated continual and often rancorous debate and they played an important part in the local provision of education, welfare and justice. Politically, also, they were never negligible. But, while in 1830 the clergy still constituted England’s largest and wealthiest professional... Read more
Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Clergy Growth and ‘Professionalisation’ 2. The Universities and the Clergy 3. The Training of Non-Graduate Clergy 4. Dioceses and Ordination 5. The Unbeneficed Clergy 6. Patronage 7. Beneficed and Beyond 8. Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index
Biography
Alan Haig
