The Modernist Movement in the Church of England
"Modernism," originally used of a special movement within Roman Catholicism, is now used of the liberal movement within other churches. It represents a way of approach rather than a set of opinions. Important stages are marked by (1) Essays and Reviews, (2) Lux Mundi, (3) Thompson's M...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
1922
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The journal of religion
Year: 1922, Volume: 2, Issue: 6, Pages: 561-576 |
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| Summary: | "Modernism," originally used of a special movement within Roman Catholicism, is now used of the liberal movement within other churches. It represents a way of approach rather than a set of opinions. Important stages are marked by (1) Essays and Reviews, (2) Lux Mundi, (3) Thompson's Miracles in the New Testament, (4) the Girton Conference of 1921, Privy Council Judgments, and Resolutions of Convocation. The strength of the movement is focused in the Churchmen's Union, but is widespread in academic circles, among the parochial clergy, the older laity, and still more among the younger (Student Christian Movement, etc.). Modernism is an attempt to meet the difficulties of the two latter sections. Concerning the attitude of the Church, the Extremists are definitely hostile, but responsible leaders recognize that Modernism has a serious message, and many both among Evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics are anxious to come to terms with it. There is danger from the "left wing"; this, however, does not direct the policy of the movement in England. Two main problems present themselves: (1) a restatement of religion which shall be a gospel and preserve the fundamental values of the past; (2) the question of honesty involved in assent to creeds and formularies which embody the ideas of a past age. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/480317 |