Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The London Preaching Scene, 1700–1760
- 2 Survey of London Printed Sermons
- 3 The Publication of Sermons
- 4 The Reception of Sermons
- 5 A Shared Culture of Preaching: Sermons and London Religious Culture
- 6 Preachers as Promoters, Publicits and Critics: Sermons and London Civic Culture
- 7 Preaching Politics: Sermons and London Political Culture
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Printed Sermons Cited
- bibliography
- Index
- Studies in Modern British Religious History
1 - The London Preaching Scene, 1700–1760
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The London Preaching Scene, 1700–1760
- 2 Survey of London Printed Sermons
- 3 The Publication of Sermons
- 4 The Reception of Sermons
- 5 A Shared Culture of Preaching: Sermons and London Religious Culture
- 6 Preachers as Promoters, Publicits and Critics: Sermons and London Civic Culture
- 7 Preaching Politics: Sermons and London Political Culture
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Printed Sermons Cited
- bibliography
- Index
- Studies in Modern British Religious History
Summary
Ours in this City, [is] great beyond what Thousands enjoy, even in the same Land. We have Line upon Line, Precept upon Precept. A delightful Variety, as to the Methods of Instruction. Sundry Gifts, and all for Edification; every man his Bible, whither to appeal for himself, so as to be fully persuaded in his own Mind, whether what is deliver'd from the Lord be so or not.
In such a city as this … there is so great a variety of gifts. And indeed, it is well for us it is so, that all are not for one man, or one sort of preaching.
As these two nonconformist preachers noted in the 1720s, there was a broad range of worship and preaching in London, which reflected the diverse and vibrant religious culture of the city. The metropolis was home for a wide variety of Christians, where Anglican churches, Dissenting meeting houses, foreign Protestant churches and even Catholic chapels were all nestled together, providing a great diversity of worship that would cater for virtually any religious preference. Sermons played a central role in the religious services of all the various religious groups in London, but also were preached on a much wider range of occasions to various groups in the capital. Some people in London, residents and visitors alike, revelled in this diversity of preaching.
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- Preaching in Eighteenth-Century London , pp. 20 - 38Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2013