Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888) and the Household: The Christian Mystical Teachings of a Nineteenth Century Religious Leader

ISBN-13: 9783030850494 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 178 str.

Jeffrey D. Lavoie

Spis treści

 Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Biography and Background

Chapter 3: The Sympneumata

Chapter 4: Charles Carleton Massey (1838 – 1905)

Chapter 5: Rosamond Dale Owen (1846 – 1937)

Chapter 6: James Murray Templeton (1860 – 1892)

Chapter 7: Jennie Tuttle

Chapter 8: Hannah Whitall Smith (1832 – 1911)

Chapter 9: Laurence Carrington Grubbe

Chapter 10: A Scandal from Within

Chapter 11: Conclusion 

Addendum A: Laurence Carrington Grubbe and the Sympneumata

Addendum B: Maria Julia Grubbe and the Sympneumata

Addendum C: William Stainton Moses and the Sympneumata

Addendum D: 1886-1892 L.C. Grubbe’s Journal and His Interaction with Laurence Oliphant

O autorze

Jeffrey D. Lavoie is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.

Blurb

This book explores the religious teachings of best-selling Victorian author and former Member of Parliament, Laurence Oliphant (1829–1888). While several biographies have been written on his captivating life, the stage of his life when Oliphant first established ‘The Household' commune has, until now, been largely unexplored. This book focuses on this later stage of his life, exploring Oliphant’s religious teachings. Additionally, this study incorporates a newly discovered archive, which reveals many behind-the-scenes details of The Household's teachings. Jeffrey D. Lavoie shows that Oliphant provided a unique interpretation of sexuality from a mystical Christian perspective, which opposed the restrictive contemporaneous “Victorian morality."

Jeffrey D. Lavoie is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.