Latitudinarianism’ and the Restoration Church
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8958402 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Spurr (0000-0003-2957-7332, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-82 |
| Publication date | 1988-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00011997 |
| OpenAlex | W2028217351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 18 |
Modern historians have been more confident than Restoration Englishmen in stating who the ‘latitudinarians’ were, what they held and where they dwelt. The ‘latitudinarians’ have been described as ‘the central force in the movement toward toleration which came from within the Restoration Church of England’ and as a clerical third force, neither anglican nor puritan, but united in an advocacy of ‘natural theology and rational Christianity’. Their ‘basic convictions’, as summarized by Professor Margaret Jacob, were that rational argumentation and not faith is the final arbiter of Christian belief and dogma; scientific knowledge and natural philosophy are the most reliable means of explaining creation; and political and ecclesiastical moderation are the only realistic means by which the Reformation will be accomplished
Archaeology · Argumentation theory · Christianity · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Faith · Natural (archaeology · Political science · Politics · Toleration · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,95 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2024 (36) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |