Examples of Anglican Ritualism in Victorian South Africa: Towards an Understanding of Local Developments and Practice

This article examines South Africa’s contribution to the spread of Anglican ritualism in the mid-nineteenth century and seeks to add a South African voice to the growing contemporary scholarship in this area. It begins by examining the role of South Africa’s first Anglican bishop in fostering a clim...

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Main Author: Bethke, Andrew-John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2020]
In: Journal of Anglican studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 162-179
IxTheo Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDE Anglican Church
RC Liturgy
Further subjects:B John Colenso
B South African Anglicanism
B Tractarianism
B Ritualism
B Robert Gray
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Summary:This article examines South Africa’s contribution to the spread of Anglican ritualism in the mid-nineteenth century and seeks to add a South African voice to the growing contemporary scholarship in this area. It begins by examining the role of South Africa’s first Anglican bishop in fostering a climate conducive to ritualism. This is followed by an examination of some of the early developments which were considered "popish" by colonist congregations. The second part of the study focuses on two examples of advanced ritualist parishes paying attention to ‘signs’ of medievalist revivals and the confident manner in which ritualism was discussed. The author finds that after an initial period of fairly robust antagonism towards ritualism by colonists, a general movement towards ritualist practices began to emerge. The sources consulted for this article include letters, newspaper and periodical articles, archival material and a couple of unpublished theses.
ISSN:1745-5278
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S1740355320000418