Life of Edward Bouverie Pusey, Vol. III
Overview
Edward Bouverie Pusey (pronounced PEW-zee) was one of the best-known leaders in the Victorian Church of England. Along with John Henry Newman and John Keble, Pusey became one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. After Newman’s conversion to the Roman Catholic Church, Pusey became the de facto leader of the movement, giving guidance and acting as a lightning rod for criticism. Pusey believed that Christians had become too autonomous, ignoring necessary aspects of the Christian life because they were inconvenient or uncomfortable. He sought to renew the practice of fasting, and emphasized the importance of regular attendance at worship services. Pusey attempted to restore the regular confession and a high view of the Eucharist, which he believed were central aspects of the Church’s life that had been lost during the Reformation. He was deeply pious and something of a mystic. His firm convictions made him a fierce adversary, while his gentle spirit made him a dear friend. Life of Edward Bouverie Pusey was written by H. P. Liddon. A well-known preacher in his own right, Liddon was a great admirer and disciple of Pusey. He is often considered one of the last of the Tractarians. Volume three covers the period from Pusey’s attempts to restore Sisterhoods to the Church of England to the second period of the Eucharistic controversy.
- Title: Life of Edward Bouverie Pusey, Vol. III
- Author: Henry Parry Liddon
- Edition: Fourth Edition
- Series: Life of Edward Bouverie Pusey
- Publisher: Longman
- Print Publication Date: 1898
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Pusey, E. B. (Edward Bouverie), 1800-1882
- Resource ID: LLS:LIFEPUSEY03
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:22:34Z
H. P. Liddon (1829–1890) was one of the nineteenth century’s most influential theologians and most popular preachers. Born in England in 1829, he studied at King’s College and Christ Church, Oxford.
In 1864, Liddon was appointed prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral. In 1870, he became canon of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, where thousands listened to him preach every Sunday. Later that year, he was appointed Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at Oxford.
Liddon retired from his professorship in 1882, at which point he traveled extensively, on occasion with his good friend Lewis Carroll. He wrote many commentaries, including Explanatory Analysis of St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans and Explanatory Analysis of St. Paul’s First Epistle to Timothy.