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The British Critic - Softcover

F. And C. Rivington

 
9780371315590: The British Critic

Synopsis

The British Critic. This 1814 periodical issue surveys theology, politics, and literature with a conservative emphasis on the Anglican establishment, religious controversy, and post-Napoleonic European order. It offers detailed reviews such as Norris on the Bible Society, arguing that circulating Bibles without notes risks subverting church authority and national religious unity, and that close scrutiny and evidence of beneficial effects are essential. Chateaubriand on Buonaparte and the Bourbons engages Napoleon’s regime and the Bourbon restoration to counsel a cautious English stance toward France. Montgomery’s World before the Flood is praised for moral and devotional aims though its narrative drive and some lines are critiqued. Nolan’s Sermons on the Operations of the Holy Ghost receives commendation for clear boundaries between extraordinary and ordinary grace and the defense of sacramental action. Other items cover a constitutional project for the United Netherlands, broader themes of establishment and dissent, and the use of literature and theology to shape public virtue and national security. The issue collectively defends church-state order and cautions against radical reform.

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