The Rise and Decline of Anglican Idealism in the Nineteenth Century

Download or read book The Rise and Decline of Anglican Idealism in the Nineteenth Century written by T. Gouldstone and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-02-11 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific and historical studies in the Nineteenth-century challenged Christian believers to restate their faith in ways which took account of new knowledge. An example of this is the influence of philosophical idealism on a generation of writers and theologians, principally centred around the University of Oxford. However, these optimistic and socially-privileged men and women failed to come to terms with the mass movements and rapid changes in fin-de-siècle England. The Church moved out of touch with national life and is reaping the consequences today.