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High Churchmen
High Churchmen. A term coined in the 17th cent. to describe those members of the C of E who emphasized its historical continuity as a branch of the Catholic Church and upheld ‘high’ conceptions of the rights of the monarchy and episcopacy and of the nature of the sacraments. The existence of such a school can be traced to Elizabethan times; it flourished under the Stuarts. The accession of William of Orange (1689) violated the principle of indefeasible hereditary succession (see DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS) and precipitated the schism of the Nonjurors, though many of them continued to work with conforming High Churchmen to promote piety and defend the C of E against the spreading heterodoxy and toleration of Protestant dissenters. High Churchmen initially shared the concern of the Oxford Movement at the erosion of the Church's privileges after 1828, but many were soon alienated by what they regarded as its tendency to divisiveness and innovation. See also ANGLO-CATHOLICISM.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "High Churchmen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "High Churchmen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-HighChurchmen.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "High Churchmen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-HighChurchmen.html |
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High Churchmen
High Churchmen. The group in the Church of England which gives a high place to the authority and antiquity of the church, to the episcopate, and to sacraments. The title is first attested at the end of the 17th cent.
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JOHN BOWKER. "High Churchmen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "High Churchmen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-HighChurchmen.html JOHN BOWKER. "High Churchmen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-HighChurchmen.html |
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