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latitudinarianism
latitudinarianism was a reaction against the theological controversies and civil wars of the 17th cent. It drew upon the ideas of Cudworth and the Cambridge Platonists, placing little emphasis on precise points of doctrine and arguing for toleration. The spirit was evident soon after the Restoration, with Pepys noting in 1669 that Dr Wilkins, bishop of Chester, was ‘a mighty, rising man, as being a Latitudinarian’. Tillotson, archbishop of Canterbury after the Glorious Revolution, preached a celebrated sermon on ‘His commandments are not grievous.’ Their high-church opponents retorted that tolerance could slide into deism, as it did with Locke, or into downright indifference, their charge against Hoadly. Latitudinarianism has often been seen as the prevailing characteristic of the Hanoverian church. But there were powerful counter-currents, and methodism and evangelicalism, while agreeing to avoid doctrinal disputes, laid great emphasis on Christianity as a profound spiritual experience.
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JOHN CANNON. "latitudinarianism." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "latitudinarianism." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-latitudinarianism.html JOHN CANNON. "latitudinarianism." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-latitudinarianism.html |
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latitudinarianism
latitudinarianism was a reaction against the theological controversies and civil wars of the 17th cent., placing little emphasis on precise points of doctrine and arguing for toleration. High‐church opponents retorted that tolerance could slide into deism, as it did with Locke, or into downright indifference, their charge against Hoadly.
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JOHN CANNON. "latitudinarianism." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "latitudinarianism." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-latitudinarianism.html JOHN CANNON. "latitudinarianism." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-latitudinarianism.html |
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Latitudinarianism
Latitudinarianism. Anglican Christians who took a ‘broad’ view of the necessity for dogma and definition in matters of belief. They are naturally distinguished more by what they oppose than by what they propose as a consistent set of doctrines.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Latitudinarianism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Latitudinarianism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Latitudinarianism.html JOHN BOWKER. "Latitudinarianism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Latitudinarianism.html |
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Latitudinarianism
Latitudinarianism. A term applied opprobriously in the 17th cent. to the outlook of Anglican clerics who remained within the C of E but attached relatively little importance to matters of dogmatic truth, ecclesiastical organization, and liturgical practice.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Latitudinarianism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Latitudinarianism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Latitudinarianism.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Latitudinarianism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Latitudinarianism.html |
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