Ecclesiastical Law, Clergy and Laity: A History of Legal Discipline and the Anglican Church

ISBN-13: 9780815352648 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 174 str.

Neil Patterson

Opis

Based on author's thesis (B.D - University of Oxford, 2017) issued under title: How has the legal framework of the Church of England acted since 1688 to inhibit the effective exercise of ecclesiastical discipline?

Recenzje

"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

Spis treści

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;

O autorze

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.