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Anglican Clergy in Australia, 1788-1850 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series)
Michael Gladwin
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Description for Anglican Clergy in Australia, 1788-1850 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series)
Hardcover. First full-length exploration of the role of the Anglican church in the development of colonial Australia. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
First full-length exploration of the role of the Anglican church in the development of colonial Australia. Anglican clergymen in Britain's Australian colonies in their earliest years faced very particular challenges. Lacking relevant training, experience or pastoral theology, these pioneer religious professionals not only ministered toa convict population unique in the empire, but had also to engage with indigenous peoples and a free-settler population struggling with an often inhospitable environment. This was in the context of a settler empire that was beingreshaped by mass migration, rapid expansion and a widespread decline in the political authority of religion and the confessional ... Read more
First full-length exploration of the role of the Anglican church in the development of colonial Australia. Anglican clergymen in Britain's Australian colonies in their earliest years faced very particular challenges. Lacking relevant training, experience or pastoral theology, these pioneer religious professionals not only ministered toa convict population unique in the empire, but had also to engage with indigenous peoples and a free-settler population struggling with an often inhospitable environment. This was in the context of a settler empire that was beingreshaped by mass migration, rapid expansion and a widespread decline in the political authority of religion and the confessional ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
612g
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780861933280
SKU
V9780861933280
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About Michael Gladwin
Lecturer in History, St Mark's National Theological Centre, School of Theology, Charles Sturt University, Canberra
Reviews for Anglican Clergy in Australia, 1788-1850 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series)
Well organized, and packed with the sort of detail that shows how thoroughly the author has been prepared to follow up every relevant question that occurs to him.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICS & HISTORY
Michael Gladwin's excellent book offers robust correctives to some of the most entrenched stereotypes in Australian historiography...[It] is a model of how to reconstruct ... Read more
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICS & HISTORY
Michael Gladwin's excellent book offers robust correctives to some of the most entrenched stereotypes in Australian historiography...[It] is a model of how to reconstruct ... Read more