TY - BOOK AU - Andrews,Robert M. TI - Lay activism and the high church movement of the late eighteenth century: the life and thought of William Stevens, 1732-1807 T2 - Brill's series in church history and religious culture, SN - 9789004293793 AV - BX5088 .A73 2015 U1 - 283.092B 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Stevens, William, KW - Church of England KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Biography KW - Laity KW - High Church movement KW - England KW - Church history N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Contexts: High Churchmanship and the Lay Precedent -- Background: A Man of Faith and Commerce -- Theological Activism (i): The 1770s -- Theological Activism (ii): 1780s to 1800s -- Ecclesiastical Activism -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index; Available to subscribing member institutions only N2 - Lay Activism and the High Church Movement of the Late Eighteenth Century: The Life and Thought of William Stevens, 1732-1807 , by Robert M. Andrews, is the first full-length study of Stevens’ life and thought. Historiographically revisionist and contextualised within a neglected history of lay High Church activism, Andrews presents Stevens as an influential High Church layman who brought to Anglicanism not only his piety and theological learning, but his wealth and business acumen. With extensive social links to numerous High Church figures in late Georgian Britain, Stevens’ lay activism is shown to be central to the achievements and effectiveness of the wider High Church movement during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004293793 ER -