The Connection of Church and State: With a Particular Reference to the Question of the Irish Church; An Address Delivered at Cheltenham June 9th, ... and Lay Association (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Explores how church and state interact in a free society, with a focus on Ireland’s church question.
This concise address from 1868 examines whether an established church best serves national life or whether disestablishment offers a clearer path to unity, conscience, and public peace.
In accessible terms, the work weighs the duties of government, the rights of individuals, and the limits of state power in matters of faith. It argues that the state should protect life and property, not enforce religious truth, while recognizing the vital role churches play in national life.- Clear explanation of the historical debate over establishment and disestablishment
- Arguments about national identity, religious liberty, and practical governance
- Discussion of how Protestant and Catholic communities might coexist in a reformed system
- Reflections on how Ireland’s church question tests broader questions of church and state in the empire
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