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Canon Christopher Wordsworth (later Bishop) of the Church of England opposed the Divorce Bill of 1857, along with the majority of Church of England clergy. In Woodsworth's sermons, he describes remarriage as adultery.
The grave of Bishop Christopher Wordsworth, Lincoln Cathedral. Wordsworth was born in London, the youngest son of Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity, who was the youngest brother of the poet William Wordsworth. Thus, Wordsworth was a nephew of the celebrated poet. Wordsworth was the younger brother of the classical scholar John ...
He is regarded as the father of the modern "classical tripos," since he had, as vice-chancellor, originated in 1821 a proposal for a public examination in classics and divinity, which, though then rejected, bore fruit in 1822. Otherwise his mastership was undistinguished, and he was not a popular head with the college. [ 1]
Christopher Wordsworth (born Westminster, 26 March 1848; died Salisbury 30 January 1938) was an English liturgiologist and author. Early life and education [ edit ] He was the second son of Susanna Hatley Frere (1811–1884) and Bishop Christopher Wordsworth , [3] and a grandson of Christopher Wordsworth , Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. [4]
John Gauden. 10 June – 20 September 1662 (d.) [1] John Gauden (died 20 September 1662) [1] was an English cleric. He was Bishop of Exeter then Bishop of Worcester. He was also a writer, and the reputed author of the important Royalist work Eikon Basilike.
e. Historicism is a method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which associates biblical prophecies with actual historical events and identifies symbolic beings with historical persons or societies; it has been applied to the Book of Revelation by many writers. The Historicist view follows a straight line of continuous fulfillment of ...
She was a prolific author, writing poetry, plays, biographies and religious articles, as well as writing and lecturing on women's education. She published the novels Thornwell Abbas, (two volumes, 1876) [5] and Ebb and Flow, (two volumes, 1883) under the pseudonym of Grant Lloyd. She wrote a song "Good and Clever", [6] which like her books came ...
Buckmaster was twice elected Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity (1532 and 1534). He became rector of Barcheston, Warwickshire (23 April 1530), and fellow of King's Hall (1532). He signed the Ten Articles of religion of 1536 as proctor in convocation of the London clergy; and about 1537 he was consulted by Thomas Cromwell, with many others ...