British Ecclesiastical History, Including the Religion of the Druids, the Introduction of Christianity Into Britain, and the Progress and Present State of Every Denomination of Christians in the British Empire

Timpson Timpson

ISBN 10: 0461355612 / ISBN 13: 9780461355611

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2020

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• Title: British Ecclesiastical History, Including the Religion of the Druids, the Introduction of Christianity Into Britain, and the Progress and Present State of Every Denomination of Christians in the British Empire
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461355612
• ISBN 13: 9780461355611
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 918 grams

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British Ecclesiastical History, Including The Religion Of The Druids, The Introduction Of Christianity Into Britain, And The Progress And Present State Of Every Denomination Of Christians In The British Empire by T. Timpson. This Protestant-leaning history surveys Britain's Christian past, presented as an accessible summary for families or schools. It treats church history as essential to faith, champions Scriptural Christianity, and critiques papal overreach while affirming a universal church in tension with centralized papal authority. The excerpt outlines Book I from pre-Christian Britain to the arrival of the Saxons (AD 449), examining the Druids, Roman contacts, and the uncertain beginnings of Christianity; Book II moves through the Saxon conquest to early medieval Christianity, including Augustine’s mission, the Northumbrian conversion, synods, and the growth of papal authority. It names Alban, Patrick, David, Kent, Mellitus, Paulinus, and Oswald, among others, and places like Canterbury, Bangor, Iona, and York. The narrative emphasizes the clash and supersession of paganism by Christianity, missionary activity, royal sponsorship, doctrinal disputes (Pelagianism, Arianism, Popery), and the evolving relationship between local British churches and Rome. It also signals later chapters on reform, patronage, and the development of Protestant historiography across Britain and its empire.