The Parting of Friends: The Wilberforces and Henry Manning
by David Newsome
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"The History of 19th-Century England abounds with great religious figures and, at the same time, religious turmoil. Among those who participated in the Evangelical revival now known as the Oxford Movement were Henry Manning and his three brothers-in-law, Samuel, Robert, and Henry Wilberforce (sons of the leading social reformer William Wilberforce). Also within this circle of devout Evangelicals was the influential John Henry Newman, who, like Manning and both Robert and Henry Wilberforce, show more eventually left the Anglican communion for the Roman Catholic Church." "Aided by numerous unpublished family papers, David Newsome traces the story of this influential circle from its early buoyant hopes to its tragic interpersonal and ecclesiastical dissolution. Along the way he provides vivid details about early Victorian domestic life and the issues that stirred English churchmen in the nineteenth century. As it documents previously unknown details about the later development of the Oxford Movement and the character of its participants, this narrative draws readers into the emotional and religious conflicts of a remarkable group of eminent Victorians."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved show lessTags
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Taking its title from John Henry Cardinal Newman's last sermon as an Anglican, The Parting of Friends tells the story of the Oxford Movement and its fruits through the lives of its participants. Focusing on the Wilberforce force family and those who came in contact with them, Newsome provides an intimate and moving portrait of one of the most important phases of English church history.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1966
- People/Characters
- Samuel Wilberforce; Robert Isaac Wilberforce; Henry William Wilberforce; Henry Edward Manning
- Original language
- English
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- Genres
- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History
- DDC/MDS
- 274.2 — Religion History of Christianity Christianity in Europe England; Wales
- LCC
- BX4705 .M3 .N4 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Christian Denominations Christian Denominations Catholic Church Biography and portraits Individual
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
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