An Anglican Clergyman on the Frontier: Benjamin Glennie on the Darling Downs 1848-1860
Benjamin Glennie was an Anglican clergyman on Queensland's Darling Downs from 1851 to 1876. From 1848 until 1860 he kept a diary of his ministry. Using this diary as its primary source, this article considers how Anglicanism was fostered in a frontier society. It argues that being a clergyman i...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2016]
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Journal of religious history
Year: 2016, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-203 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Glennie, Benjamin 1812-1900
/ Queensland
/ Borderland
/ Anglicanism
/ History 1848-1860
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RelBib Classification: | KBS Australia; Oceania KDE Anglican Church |
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Summary: | Benjamin Glennie was an Anglican clergyman on Queensland's Darling Downs from 1851 to 1876. From 1848 until 1860 he kept a diary of his ministry. Using this diary as its primary source, this article considers how Anglicanism was fostered in a frontier society. It argues that being a clergyman in a frontier society was arduous work. Environmental and social conditions made clerical work considerably more challenging than in places were the Church of England enjoyed the privileges of Establishment. Furthermore, the attitude towards religion on the part of frontier settlers is examined. Religious practice was compromised by the exigencies of frontier life, and adherence to religious forms and rituals did not always conform to clerical expectations. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9809 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious history
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12275 |