Enlightenment Prelate: Benjamin Hoadly, 1676-1761

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James Clarke & Company Limited, Mar 31, 2022 - Religion - 348 pages
A reappraisal of the legacy of Benjamin Hoadly, the 18th Century bishop whose liberal and rationalist views had a considerable influence on the English Enlightenment and the American Revolution.

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Introduction
1
Hero and Villain
9
Early Life 16761701
31
Political Apprenticeship in a London Pulpit 17011710
45
Sacheverell Adversity and Triumph 17101717
89
5 The Years of the Bangorian Controversy 171721
137
Hereford and Salisbury 17211734
189
Hoadly at Winchester 17341761
223
Conclusion
273
Hoadly in Poetry
279
References
293
Bibliography
348
Index
367
Back Cover
376
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