Methodism and Education 1849-1902 J. H. Rigg, Romanism, and Wesleyan Schools |
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| Author:
| Smith, John T. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-826964-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $97.23AUD $122.95 |
Book Description:
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This book is about the Wesleyan Methodist educational efforts of the Victorian era. It discusses the influence of Dr James Harrison Rigg, Principal of Westminster Training College, who dominated his church and who made friendships with senior politicians of the day. The book also analyses the influence of anti-Catholicism which was rampant in the Methodist church in the nineteenth century.
This book is about the Wesleyan Methodist educational efforts of the Victorian era. It discusses the influence of Dr James Harrison Rigg, Principal of Westminster Training College, who dominated his church and who made friendships with senior politicians of the day. The book also analyses the influence of anti-Catholicism which was rampant in the Methodist church in the nineteenth century.