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High Church Prophet Bishop Samuel Horsley (1733 1806) And The Caroline Tradition In The Later Georgian Church
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 Local Description1992. First edition. A fine copy with a previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown. The d/w is very good with light sunfading (esp to the spine) and light shelf rubbing to the rear panel. Scans available if required. DescriptionThough he never attained the highest office in the Church of England, Samuel Horsley was the ablest bishop on the bench in the late eighteenth century. He was a scientist, parliamentarian, and man of letters, as well as a leading theologian and diocesan administrator. Mather's scholarly and perceptive biography provides a portrait of Horsley and the Church of England in an age of intellectual, social, and political revolution. |
