Heirs of Richard Baxter? The Society of Free Catholics, 1914–1928

2007 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELAINE KAYE
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Devotional Practice ◽  
Prayer Books ◽  
Roman Catholics ◽  
Public Worship

The Society of Free Catholics was founded in 1914 by a small group of Unitarian ministers, who, inspired by Richard Baxter, James Martineau, F. D. Maurice and the Catholic Modernists, sought to combine historic Catholic sacramental and devotional practice with theological freedom, and to unite all Christians in a Free Christian Church. The members included Anglicans, Nonconformists and a few Roman Catholics. The two main leaders of the society were J. M. Lloyd Thomas of the old Meeting, Birmingham, and W. E. Orchard of the King's Weigh House, London. Their chief legacy was a series of prayer books for public worship.

Ecclesiology, Ecumenism, and Toleration

2017 ◽  
pp. 755-770
Author(s):  
Maria Rosa Antognazza
Keyword(s):  
Religious Toleration ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
Good Will ◽  
Roman Catholics

This chapter discusses Leibniz’s conception of the Christian church, his life-long ecumenical efforts, and his stance toward religious toleration. Leibniz regarded the main Christian denominations as particular churches constituting the only one truly catholic or universal church whose authority went back to apostolic times and whose theology was traceable back to the entire ecclesiastical tradition. This is the ecclesiology that underpins his ecumenism. The main phases and features of his work toward reunification of Protestants and Roman Catholics, and unification of Protestant churches, are briefly explored before turning to the issue of religious toleration. It is argued that a remarkably inclusive conception of toleration can be gleaned from a broad sample of Leibniz’s writings and correspondence. It is thanks to the philosophical and theological grounds of this conception that, for Leibniz, toleration can be extended in principle to all men and women of good will, including non-Christians, pagans, and atheists.

W. G. Ward and Liberal Catholicism

1972 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-344
Author(s):  
K. Theodore Hoppen
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Religious Knowledge ◽  
Roman Catholics ◽  
Liberal Position

Victorian religious thinkers were peculiarly concerned with the problem of discovering the origins of religious knowledge and with analysing the correct relationship between that knowledge and contemporary scientific and philosophical developments. Among others, the small group of mid-nineteenth century English Roman Catholics was much given to discussion on the matter. Apart from Acton, the outstanding men concerned—Newman, Manning, Richard Simpson, and William George Ward—were converts from Anglicanism. Considerable attention has been devoted to those who, as Roman Catholics, adopted what is generally (if inaccurately) labelled a ‘liberal’ position.

scholarly journals Rehabilitated Returners: Why Some Older Women Re-affiliate to the Christian Church

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
JANET ECCLES
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
Christian Church

Much has been written about the persistent and rapid decline of churchgoing among all sections of the British population, women as well as men, although women still constitute the majority in most congregations (Brierley 2003; 2006; Brown 2001; 2006; 2010; Bruce 2002; Crockett & Voas 2006; Heelas & Woodhead 2005; McLeod 2007). Rather less attention has been paid in Britain to returning to churchgoing. The article considers the cases of a small group of women, aged 40 and upwards, part of a larger study, most of whom have returned to church after a considerable absence, and the reasons they give for their return. Five newer approaches to the study of religiosity are then briefly introduced, the better to explain and analyse the forms taken by this particular renewed commitment within the Christian church in Britain today.

scholarly journals PERAN PEMIMPIN DALAM GEREJA PEMURIDAN: Studi Kasus di Gereja Kristen Kalam Kudus Pekanbaru

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-60
Author(s):  
Dwi Bakti Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Practical Theological

Abstract: Leaders are a significant factor in realizing a productive church. It is demonstrated through the discipleship in small groups aimed at giving birth to new leaders. But the problem is, not all leaders give birth to a new leader. Therefore, this paper examines the role of the leader to see his role in Holy Word Christian Church Pekanbaru. Richard Robert Osmer's four practical theological tasks is used to refine analysis because it offers methodological novelty, practicality and is comprehensive in understanding or changing contexts. Therefore, a case study approach is used to produce research depth. The data collection process accomplishes through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that the role of leaders in Holy Word Christian Church Pekanbaru is significant in realizing a productive church and giving birth to new leaders. So the discipleship system must lead to the goal of birth to new leaders through small groups that have already been forming. Keywords: role, leader, discipleship, case study, reproductive, small group.   Abstrak: Pemimpin merupakan faktor penting dalam mewujudkan jemaat yang reproduktif. Hal tersebut ditunjukkan melalui pemuridan dalam kelompok kecil dengan tujuan melahirkan para pemimpin baru. Tetapi persoalannya, tidak semua pemimpin melahirkan pemimpin baru. Oleh karena itu, artikel ini mengkaji tentang peran pemimpin untuk melihat perannya dalam gereja pemuridan di Gereja Kristen Kalam Kudus (selanjutnya disebut GKKK) Pekanbaru. Empat tugas teologi praktika Richard Robert Osmer digunakan untuk mempertajam analisis karena menawarkan kebaruan metodologi, kepraktisan dan komprehensif dalam memahami atau menggali konteks. Oleh karena itu, pendekatan studi kasus digunakan untuk menghasilkan kedalaman. Proses pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa peran pemimpin di GKKK Pekanbaru signifikan dalam mewujudkan gereja yang reproduktif dan melahirkan pemimpin baru. Jadi, sistem pemuridan harus mengarah pada tujuan untuk melahirkan para pemimpin baru melalui kelompok-kelompok kecil yang sudah terbentuk. Kata-kata kunci: peran, pemimpin, pemuridan, studi kasus, reproduktif, kelompok kecil.   

scholarly journals “Gathering the Dispersed of Israel”: The Evolution of a Kabbalistic Prayer Addendum for Tiqqun Qeri

2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-264
Author(s):  
Patrick Benjamin Koch
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Devotional Practice ◽  
Bodily Fluids ◽  
Technical Practice ◽  
Prayer Books ◽  
Seminal Emission

AbstractThis article traces the evolution of a kabbalistic prayer supplication that was designed to purify male Jews from pollution caused by improper seminal emission. In doing so, it focuses on the metaphysical rationale behind it, its function, and its metamorphosis from a highly technical practice into a mainstream devotional practice. It addresses how notions of sexual pollution (qeri) were contextualized in Lurianic Kabbalah and how they were later embedded in kabbalistic manuals and prayer books. Furthermore, the article examines Jewish-Christian and inner- Jewish debates that emerged in connection with the effects of spilling semen in vain. Special attention is paid to possible social factors that may have impacted the increased anxiety about male bodily fluids and “misguided” desires. In addition to the available research on the theological and general historical background of the prohibition of wasting seed, the following analysis offers a microhistory of this short yet highly influential text.

“Heathens and Infidels”? African Christianization and Anglicanism in the South Carolina Low Country, 1700–1750

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Laing
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Small Group ◽  
The South ◽  
Holy Communion ◽  
Low Country ◽  
Roman Catholics

In early 1710, a small group of parishioners approached Francis Le Jau, the Anglican missionary to St. James Parish in South Carolina. He recognized them all as regular churchgoers, and he was pleased when they asked him to admit them to Holy Communion. Yet he hesitated, because the men admitted that, having been “born and baptized among the Portuguese,” they were Roman Catholics. Le Jau was always cautious in such cases, he assured church authorities in London. He told the men that he would need them first to renounce “the errors of the Popish Church” before he would allow them the sacrament. He then suggested that they give the matter some thought over the next few months.

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