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The politics of Anglican martyrdom : letters to John Walker, 1704–1705

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Neufeld, Matthew (2011) The politics of Anglican martyrdom : letters to John Walker, 1704–1705. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol.62 (No.3). pp. 491-514. doi:10.1017/S0022046909991370

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Abstract

This article explores the political significance of past Christian suffering at the dawn of the Augustan era
through an analysis of correspondence containing accounts of hardships endured by conforming clergymen
during the English civil wars and Interregnum. The politics of martyrdom to be derived from letters to John
Walker was grounded on the correspondents’ conviction that their epistles conveyed accounts of sequestered
clergymen and their families who had suffered for their profession of Christian truth. The persecutions that
loyal clergy had endured during the 1640s and 1650s were signs that the Church by law established, both
then and now, was the true English Church. Furthermore, as documentary witnesses to oral testimonies
which identified the genuine sufferers for Christian truth within recent memory, the epistles themselves
aspired to be martyrological relics.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History > Centre for the History of Medicine
Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Martyrdom -- Christianity, Great Britain -- Church history -- 17th century, Anglican Communion -- Clergy -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 1469-7637
Official Date: July 2011
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July 2011Published
Volume: Vol.62
Number: No.3
Page Range: pp. 491-514
DOI: 10.1017/S0022046909991370
Status: Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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