Sectarianism
Overview page. Subjects: Religion.
A narrow‐minded adherence to a particular sect (political, ethnic, or religious), often leading to conflict with those of different sects or possessing different beliefs. Sectarian...
Politics and Social Reform in Britain and Ireland
in The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions, Volume III
May 2017; p ublished online May 2017 .
Chapter. Subjects: Religious Studies; Christian Theology. 9900 words.
Dissenters in the long nineteenth century believed that they were on the right side of history. This chapter argues that the involvement of evangelical Nonconformists in politics was...
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Spirituality, Worship, and Congregational Life
in The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions, Volume III
May 2017; p ublished online May 2017 .
Chapter. Subjects: Religious Studies; Christian Theology. 10199 words.
Protestant Dissent was assailed by Anglo-Catholics in England and by the Mercersburg Theologians in the United States for its fissiparous tendencies, sectarian nature, and privileging of...
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Methodists and Holiness
in The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions, Volume III
May 2017; p ublished online May 2017 .
Chapter. Subjects: Religious Studies; Christian Theology. 11543 words.
Methodism was originally a loosely connected network of religious clubs, each devoted to promoting holy living among its members. It was part of the Evangelical Revival, a movement of...
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