The Caroline Divines Home

Overview The school of Anglican preachers and theologians living under King Charles I, the Interregnum and Charles II are known collectively as the Caroline Divines. Their extensive patristic and scriptural learning was put to use in defense of the continuity of the Church of England with the pre-reformation Ecclesia Anglicana, as well as the episcopal form of church government against the contemporary claims of presbyterians. They taught the Real Presence, the use of auricular confession, and the observance of the fasts and festivals of the Church year. The writings of the Caroline Divines were collected by adherents of the Oxford Movement and published in the extensive (and never completed) Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology. Documents The Duty of Daily frequenting the Publick Service of the Church. By John Adamson, M. A. Rector of Burton-Coggles in Lincolnshire. London: Printed by Ben. Griffin for Samuel Keble, at the Turk's-Head, over against Fetter-lane, in Fleet-street, 1698. The Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology Figures Richard Allestree Lancelot Andrewes Ralph Brownrigg King Charles the Martyr Brian Duppa Mark Frank Margaret Godolphin Henry Hammond George Herbert Peter Heylyn William Laud Robert Sanderson Jeremy Taylor Izaak Walton

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