F. D. Maurice and Unitarianism

Summary

F. D. Maurice (1805-72) was one of Victorian Britain's most controversial thinkers. Although he came from a Unitarian family and counted leading Unitarians as his friends, their influence on his work has never been seriously examined.

The purpose of this new book is to look at his life and teaching in the light of Unitarianism. Maurice's faith had a distinctly Christological emphasis, but he continued to value his Unitarian heritage. His concern with the Fatherhood of God and the dignity of the human race owes much to his family background. Dr Young's study opens with a compact history of Unitarianism during the lives of F. D. Maurice and his father, a Unitarian minister. A series of biographical sketches draws on hitherto unpublished material to set Maurice's work in its historical context. The final chapters compare the central themes of his theology with the teaching of his Unitarian contemporaries.

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'a valuable addition to the Maurice literature ... This fine thesis, tenaciously worked at when other duties must have been pressing, is all the more admirable, as well as illuminating, for being a labour of love.'
Perry Butler, Heythrop Journal

Product details

• Authors: David Young, David (Mental Health Chaplain Young, Young David
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.1992
• EAN: 9780198263395
• ISBN: 978-0-19-826339-5
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 223 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 543 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; England, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Episcopalian, RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Anglican and Episcopalian Churches, Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England, Other Nonconformist & Evangelical Churches, Other Nonconformist and Evangelical Churches