Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology

The Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology (published by John Henry Parker) was a series of 19th-century editions of theological works by writers in the Church of England. Devoted, as the title suggests, to significant Anglo-Catholic figures, it brought back into print a number of works from the 17th century, concentrating though not exclusively on the Caroline Divines.^[1] The publication of the Library, from 1841, was connected with the Oxford Movement which had begun in 1833; some of the editors, such as William John Copeland^[2] and Charles Crawley, were clearly identified with the movement. However the interests of the Library diverged early from those of the Tractarians.^[3] A total of 95 volumes by 20 writers were published over a dozen years; the plan, originally, had been to include 53 authors.^[4] The Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology was founded in response to the Parker Society.^[5]

Authors

Lancelot Andrewes (1555–1626), 11 volumes, edited by J. P. Wilson and James Bliss
William Beveridge (1637-1708), 12 volumes, edited by James Bliss^[6]
John Bramhall, 5 volumes, edited by Arthur West Haddan
George Bull, 7 volumes
John Cosin (1594–1672), 5 volumes
Richard Crakanthorp, edited by Christopher Wordsworth^[7]
William Forbes
Mark Frank, 2 volumes
Peter Gunning, edited by Charles Page Eden^[8]
Henry Hammond edited by Nicholas Pocock
George Hickes
John Johnson (1662–1726), editor John Baron
William Laud (1573–1645) edited by William Scott and James Bliss
Hamon L'Estrange
Nathaniel Marshall
William Nicholson
John Overall (1559–1619)
John Pearson (1613–1686), edited by Edward Churton (minor works)^[9]
Herbert Thorndike, 6 volumes, edited by Arthur West Haddan
Thomas Wilson (1663–1755) edited by John Keble

Committee

The committee members for the Library project were the following (serving 1840 to 1845 unless otherwise marked):^[10]

References

^ Arthur Middleton, Fathers and Anglicans (2004), p. 281.
^ "Archived copy". oahs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Peter Benedict Nockles, The Oxford Movement in Context (1997), p. 128.
^ Newman and the English Theologians, Philip C. Rule
^ Frank M. Turner (2002). John Henry Newman: The Challenge to Evangelical Religion. Yale University Press. pp. 357–8. ISBN 978-0-300-17309-3.
^ Cowie, Leonard W. "Beveridge, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2321. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Outlines of the History of the Theological Literature of the Church of England (1897)". Anglicanhistory.org. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
^ "Eden, Charles Parry" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^ "Churton, Edward" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^ Charles Stephen Dessain, Ian Turnbull Ker, Gerard Tracey, Thomas Gornall, The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman Vol. 8 (1999), Appendix 2 p. 521.