Journal article
Origins of Anglo-Catholic Missions: Fr Richard Benson and the initial missions of the Society of St John the Evangelist, 1869–1882
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol.66(1), pp.90-115
2015
Abstract
This paper investigates the origins of Anglican Anglo-Catholic missions, through the missionary theology and practice of the founder of the Society of St John the Evangelist, Fr Richard Benson, and an exploration of its initial missionary endeavours: the Twelve-Day Mission to London in 1869, and two missions in India from 1874. The Indian missions comprised an institutional mission at Bombay and Pune, and a unique ascetic enculturated mission at Indore by Fr Samuel Wilberforce O'Neill ssje. It is argued that Benson was a major figure in the inauguration of Anglo-Catholic missions; that his ritualist moderation was instrumental in the initial public success of Anglo-Catholic domestic mission; and that in overseas missions he had a clear theological preference for disconnecting evangelism from Europeanising. Benson's approach, more radical than was normal in the second half of the nineteenth century, was a consequence of envisaging mission's being undertaken by a religious order, an entirely new phenomenon for Anglican missions.
Details
- Title
- Origins of Anglo-Catholic Missions: Fr Richard Benson and the initial missions of the Society of St John the Evangelist, 1869–1882
- Authors/Creators
- R. Strong (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol.66(1), pp.90-115
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Identifiers
- 991005541070707891
- Copyright
- © 2015 Cambridge University Press
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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