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A War of ReligionDiscord Enlarged: The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel

A War of Religion: Discord Enlarged: The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel [During the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the long shadows of controversy stalked the English church when it was introduced in several colonies. In Maryland, New York, South and North Carolina, and Connecticut, the church’s initial experience was fraught with tension and intense disagreements with leaders of other religious groups. The disputes stemmed in part from the distinctive privileges that the church received from the policies of the imperial government and partly from objections by Quakers, Presbyterians, and other Protestant religious groups. Only in Virginia, where the church was established by law, did the controversies turn not on the issues of the historic nature of episcopacy or liturgical practices of worship, but on the personal differences and rivalries between the bishop of London’s official deputy in the province, Commissary James Blair, and several men who served in succession as royal governors including Edmund Andros, Francis Nicholson, and Alexander Spotswood.1] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A War of ReligionDiscord Enlarged: The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel

Part of the Studies in Modern History Book Series
Bell, James B.
A War of Religion — Oct 30, 2015
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Palgrave Macmillan UK
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© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
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978-1-349-36052-9
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17 –32
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10.1057/9780230583214_2
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Abstract

[During the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the long shadows of controversy stalked the English church when it was introduced in several colonies. In Maryland, New York, South and North Carolina, and Connecticut, the church’s initial experience was fraught with tension and intense disagreements with leaders of other religious groups. The disputes stemmed in part from the distinctive privileges that the church received from the policies of the imperial government and partly from objections by Quakers, Presbyterians, and other Protestant religious groups. Only in Virginia, where the church was established by law, did the controversies turn not on the issues of the historic nature of episcopacy or liturgical practices of worship, but on the personal differences and rivalries between the bishop of London’s official deputy in the province, Commissary James Blair, and several men who served in succession as royal governors including Edmund Andros, Francis Nicholson, and Alexander Spotswood.1]

Published: Oct 30, 2015

Keywords: Eighteenth Century; Religious Group; Anglican Leader; Privy Council; Imperial Government

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