It has been claimed the origins of the movement emanate from the teachings of the Cambridge Universityprofessor and intellectualDesiderius Erasmus. However, the more readily understood beliefs of the movement began in 1833 with a sermon made by the Reverend John Keble which was hostile toward a plan by the British Government to diminish the official power of the Anglican Church in the predominantly Roman CatholicIreland. It had been argued that it was unjust that Irish Catholic taxes should not support the Anglican Church. Keble and his supporters believed that Christianity in the form of the established Church of England was above secular government.
Within days of this sermon being preached a meeting was held at the home of Hugh James Rose. It is Rose who is generally held to be the founder of the Cambridge school of the Oxford movement while John Newman was the leader of the Oxford movement. At the meeting at Rose's home a resolution was passed to preserve “the apostolic succession and the integrity of the Prayer-Book.” Further beliefs of the movement were views that the medieval church fulfilled a greater need and ministry to its members than that of the 19th century church.
Stanceedit
The Cambridge Movement was more liberal than its counterpart at Oxford.[citation needed] However, it was concerned with the aesthetics and liturgy pertaining to the more powerful and spiritual medieval church. This resulted in a great wave of Gothic revival church architecture with its "remote but splendid high altars, vestments, and the full panoply of medieval ceremonial."[1] The movement was championed by such followers of the Cambridge movement as Richard Cromwell Carpenter.
Declineedit
The movement began a decline after the conversion of one of its greatest advocate John Newman to Roman Catholicism in 1845. While the movement was strongly in favour of high church ritual, conversion to Catholicism in the anti-Popish climate of the day was a step too far for the British establishment to which many of its members belonged. However, the ideological retrospective school of architecture the movement inspired lingered on for the remainder of the 19th century.
Referencesedit
^White, James F. (1999). The Sacraments in Protestant Practice and Faith. Nashville: Abingdon Press. p. 83.
Nockles, Peter B. The Oxford Movement in Context: Anglican High Churchmanship, 1760–1857 (Cambridge University Press, 1994).
Thompson, David M. Cambridge Theology in the Nineteenth Century: Enquiry, Controversy and Truth (Ashgate, 2008).
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cambridge, movement, philosophy, this, article, about, british, school, thought, american, civil, rights, movement, cambridge, movement, civil, rights, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, ple. This article is about the British school of thought For the American civil rights movement see Cambridge movement civil rights This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Cambridge movement was a conservative ideological school of thought closely related to the Oxford Movement Contents 1 History 2 Stance 3 Decline 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIt has been claimed the origins of the movement emanate from the teachings of the Cambridge University professor and intellectual Desiderius Erasmus However the more readily understood beliefs of the movement began in 1833 with a sermon made by the Reverend John Keble which was hostile toward a plan by the British Government to diminish the official power of the Anglican Church in the predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland It had been argued that it was unjust that Irish Catholic taxes should not support the Anglican Church Keble and his supporters believed that Christianity in the form of the established Church of England was above secular government Within days of this sermon being preached a meeting was held at the home of Hugh James Rose It is Rose who is generally held to be the founder of the Cambridge school of the Oxford movement while John Newman was the leader of the Oxford movement At the meeting at Rose s home a resolution was passed to preserve the apostolic succession and the integrity of the Prayer Book Further beliefs of the movement were views that the medieval church fulfilled a greater need and ministry to its members than that of the 19th century church Stance editThe Cambridge Movement was more liberal than its counterpart at Oxford citation needed However it was concerned with the aesthetics and liturgy pertaining to the more powerful and spiritual medieval church This resulted in a great wave of Gothic revival church architecture with its remote but splendid high altars vestments and the full panoply of medieval ceremonial 1 The movement was championed by such followers of the Cambridge movement as Richard Cromwell Carpenter Decline editThe movement began a decline after the conversion of one of its greatest advocate John Newman to Roman Catholicism in 1845 While the movement was strongly in favour of high church ritual conversion to Catholicism in the anti Popish climate of the day was a step too far for the British establishment to which many of its members belonged However the ideological retrospective school of architecture the movement inspired lingered on for the remainder of the 19th century References edit White James F 1999 The Sacraments in Protestant Practice and Faith Nashville Abingdon Press p 83 Nockles Peter B The Oxford Movement in Context Anglican High Churchmanship 1760 1857 Cambridge University Press 1994 Nockles Peter B Hugh James Rose 1795 1838 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 Thompson David M Cambridge Theology in the Nineteenth Century Enquiry Controversy and Truth Ashgate 2008 External links editOrigins of the Cambridge Movement Erasmus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cambridge movement philosophy amp oldid 1081883966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
