Browsing by Author "Lewis, Simon"
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Devotion and Polemic in Eighteenth-Century England: William Mason and the Literature of Lay Evangelical Anglicanism
Lewis, Simon (2019)William Mason (1719–1791), an Anglican evangelical layman of Bermondsey, London, published extensively on theological issues to educate the Anglican laity in the Church of England’s Reformed tradition. Despite the ... -
A Diversity of Passions and Humours: Early Anti-Methodist Literature as a Disguise for Heterodoxy
Lewis, Simon (2017)This article explores the way in which early anti-Methodist literature was utilised as a disguise for heterodoxy. It draws particular attention to Thomas Whiston, an Anglican divine, who published a polemic in 1740, entitled ... -
Edward Hart: Bricklayer, Theologian and Nonjuring Martyr
Lewis, Simon (2021)This paper explores the neglected manuscripts and publications of Edward Hart, an early eighteenth-century Nonjuring bricklayer, whose determination to promote his cause ultimately led to his death. By discussing Hart’s ... -
''The Faithful Remnant of the True Church of England': Susanna Hopton and the Politico-Theology of the Nonjuring Schism'
Lewis, Simon (2021)Susanna Hopton (1627-1709) is best known for her devotional literature, and her association with the Anglican clergyman and poet, Thomas Traherne (1636-1674). Significantly less scholarly attention, however, has been devoted ... -
'Five Pounds for a Swadler's Head': The Cork Anti-Methodist Riots of 1749-50
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'The Mock-Preacher (1739): More Than Just an Anti-Methodist Play?'
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The Reception of Thomas Delaune's Plea for the Non-Conformists in England and America, 1684-1870
Lewis, Simon (2022)In a 1683 sermon, Benjamin Calamy, an Anglican priest, claimed that the separation of Dissenters from the Church of England was unjustifiable. Thomas Delaune, a London Baptist schoolmaster, responded in A Plea for the ... -
'The Scum of Controversy': Recantation Sermons in the Churches of England and Ireland, 1673-1779
Lewis, Simon (2022)Recent studies of Anglicanism during the “long” eighteenth century have illuminated the fundamental role played by sermons, both as evangelistic and political tools. Virtually no scholarly attention, however, has been ...