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Book SynopsisLetters of an important clergyman that provide a well-informed and lively commentary upon the religion, politics and society of the time. The letters of Theophilus Lindsey (1723-1808) illuminate the career and opinions of one of the most prominent and controversial clergymen of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His petitions for liberalism within the Church of England in 1772-3, his subsequent resignation from the church and his foundation of a separate Unitarian chapel in London in 1774 all provoked profound debate in the political as well as the ecclesiastical world. His chapel became a focal point for the theologically and politically disaffected and during the 1770s and early 1780s attracted the interest of many critics of British policy towards the American colonies. Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Priestley and Richard Price were among Lindsey's many acquaintances.
Trade ReviewGrayson Ditchfield has served scholars superbly with this edition in every respect. It comes complete with an extended introduction, a catalogue of the letters (a handful have been located since the first edition was published) and an admirably comprehensive index. * HISTORY *
Professor Ditchfield has provided a resource which is of outstanding, reliable and lasting merit and which will provide easy access for those whose research crosses the path and career of Theophilus Lindsey for years to come. We cannot but be grateful. * TRANSACTIONS OF THE UNITARIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY *
Table of ContentsThe later career of Theophilus Lindsey, 1789-1808 Short biographies of recipients of Lindsey's letters in Volume II Editorial note List of Lindsey's letters in Volume II (381-783) The Letters, 1789-1808 Appendix I: Letters of Theophilus Lindsey from 1747 to 1788 not included in Volume I Appendix II: A list of letters to Theophilus Lindsey, 1751-1807
