Letters of important clergyman provide a well-informed and lively commentary upon the religion, politics and society of the time. The letters of Theophilus Lindsey (1723-1808) illuminate the career and opinions of one of the most prominent and controversial clergymen of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His petitions for liberalism within the Church of England in 1772-3, his subsequent resignation from the Church and his foundation of a separate Unitarian chapel in London in 1774 all provoked profound debate in ...
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Letters of important clergyman provide a well-informed and lively commentary upon the religion, politics and society of the time. The letters of Theophilus Lindsey (1723-1808) illuminate the career and opinions of one of the most prominent and controversial clergymen of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His petitions for liberalism within the Church of England in 1772-3, his subsequent resignation from the Church and his foundation of a separate Unitarian chapel in London in 1774 all provoked profound debate in the political as well as the ecclesiastical world. His chapel became a focal point for the theologically and politically disaffected and during the 1770s and early 1780s attracted the interest of many critics of British policy towards the American colonies. Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Priestley and Richard Price were among Lindsey's many acquaintances. The first of this two-volume edition of the letters of Theophilus Lindsey covers the period from 1747 to the eve of the French Revolution; their subjects include religious and political debate, campaigns for ecclesiastical and political reform, and the emergence of a theologically distinct Unitarian denomination. The letters are accompanied by full notes and introduction. G.M.DITCHFIELD is Professor of Eighteenth-Century History, University of Kent at Canterbury.
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1500grams, ISBN: 9781843833444.
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Very good. First Edition. Hardback. Large 8vo. pp ci, 569; lxxvii, 939. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spines and on the front cover in blue on white labels. In two volumes-volume two published 2012. Including a signed letter from the editor, thanking Dr John Scott for the use of his letters concerning Lindsey, 'I am now working on Volume II of the edition, it will be the final volume, with the overall index, Yours sincerely Grayson Ditchfield'. ISBN: 1843833441 Volume one bumped on outside edge of front cover, otherwise both volumes near fine.
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Very good. No Dust Jacket Appears unread, may have minor damage from transit/storage. Next working day dispatch from the UK (Mon-Fri). Please contact us with any queries.
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FINE. [Church of England Record Society, 15] Ci, 570 pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. A bit of very light rubbing to front board, pristine otherwise.
