JOURNAL ARTICLE

Protestant Dissent and Philanthropy in Britain, 1660–1914.

  • Published In: History, 2023, v. 108, n. 379/380. P. 176 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Bebbington, David 3 of 3

Abstract

In recent years Dr Williams's Library in Bloomsbury has been a flourishing centre for Dissenting Studies, the scholarly appraisal of the history of the Protestant Dissenting denominations that have existed outside the Church of England since the seventeenth century. The charitable concerns of the rational Dissenters who were turning into Unitarians are scrutinised by Grayson Ditchfield, who contends that neither of the existing stereotypes, as ruthless upholders of political economy or as generous advocates of progressive measures, does justice to his subjects. Therefore, as Alan Ruston and David Wykes reveal in an account of Unitarian giving for ministers and advanced education, charitable ventures were left to private initiative. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:History. 2023/04, Vol. 108, Issue 379/380, p176
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0018-2648
  • DOI:10.1111/1468-229X.13145
  • Accession Number:162876450
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