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A biographical study of the Scottish journalist and man of letters William Robertson Nicoll, and his influence on the development of English Nonconformity.
A study of William Robertson Nicoll, a non-conformist individual who had considerable influence in the late 19th Century. Originally a minister, he was considered a great leader and was also a theological conservative, and therefore committed to maintaining the orthodox stance of the Christian Churches, but at the same time, he encouraged many of the new ideas, which he felt would prove a useful and hopeful benefit for the Church. Due to health issues he was later forced to retire his position and focused on work as an editor and journalist, bringing with him the same sense of leadership he had previously been known for. The debate over his legacy continues and is addressed within this study using previously unstudied information on Nicoll's life.
A study of William Robertson Nicoll, a non-conformist individual who had considerable influence in the late 19th Century. Originally a minister, he was considered a great leader and was also a theological conservative, and therefore committed to maintaining the orthodox stance of the Christian Churches, but at the same time, he encouraged many of the new ideas, which he felt would prove a useful and hopeful benefit for the Church. Due to health issues he was later forced to retire his position and focused on work as an editor and journalist, bringing with him the same sense of leadership he had previously been known for. The debate over his legacy continues and is addressed within this study using previously unstudied information on Nicoll's life.
Price: $36.95
Pages: 324
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
Publication Date:
26 May 2011
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9780718892227
Format: Paperback
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Biography: general
Ive's book is based on extensive archival research and captures the multifaceted nature of Nicoll's contributions [...] Keith Ives has given us a well-written, balanced and engaging biography, which is especially good on the context of the Nonconformist conscience. As Ives demonstrates, Nicoll's efforts to bring Nonconformity into the cultural mainstream of British life contributed to the waning of a distinctive Nonconformist identity and may have ultimately diminished religious influence.
— Stewart J. Brown
...This book is a significant addition to our understanding of a difficult transition in the life of the minority Churches in this country...
— David M. Thompson
— Stewart J. Brown
...This book is a significant addition to our understanding of a difficult transition in the life of the minority Churches in this country...
— David M. Thompson
1.CHILDHOOD IN MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND: 1851-1870.
2.MINISTERIAL TRAINING AND MINISTRIAL CAREER IN THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND: 1870-1885.
3.NICOLL AS A JOURNALIST AND EDITOR AT HODDER & STOUGHTON.
4.NICOLL BECOMES ESTABLISHED IN ENGLAND AND HIS HALCYON YEARS: 1885-1914.
5.NICOLL: RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHURCH FRIENDS AND PERSONALITIES - Some English Connections, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Robert F Horton, Joseph Parker, John Clifford, John Henry Jowett, Arthur Samuel Peake, R J Campbell.
6. NICOLL: RELATIONSHIP WITH CHURCH FRIENDS AND PERSONALITIES - Some Scottish Connections: A B Davidson, Alexander Whyte, Marcus Dods, Henry Drummond, Alexander Maclaren, James Denney, James Stalker, P T Forsyth, George Adam Smith, David Smith, James Moffatt.
7. NICOLL: CULTURE and BIOGRAPHY, THE BOOKMAN and 'CLAUDIUS CLEAR'.
8. NICOLL: PREACHING AND APOLOGETICS.
9. NICOLL: POLITICS, THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE PEACE: 1899 - 1920.
10. NICOLL THE MAN AND HIS FINAL YEARS: 1920 -1923.11.
SUMMARY, OVERVIEW and ASSESSMENTS.
Appendixes.
Bibliography
2.MINISTERIAL TRAINING AND MINISTRIAL CAREER IN THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND: 1870-1885.
3.NICOLL AS A JOURNALIST AND EDITOR AT HODDER & STOUGHTON.
4.NICOLL BECOMES ESTABLISHED IN ENGLAND AND HIS HALCYON YEARS: 1885-1914.
5.NICOLL: RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHURCH FRIENDS AND PERSONALITIES - Some English Connections, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Robert F Horton, Joseph Parker, John Clifford, John Henry Jowett, Arthur Samuel Peake, R J Campbell.
6. NICOLL: RELATIONSHIP WITH CHURCH FRIENDS AND PERSONALITIES - Some Scottish Connections: A B Davidson, Alexander Whyte, Marcus Dods, Henry Drummond, Alexander Maclaren, James Denney, James Stalker, P T Forsyth, George Adam Smith, David Smith, James Moffatt.
7. NICOLL: CULTURE and BIOGRAPHY, THE BOOKMAN and 'CLAUDIUS CLEAR'.
8. NICOLL: PREACHING AND APOLOGETICS.
9. NICOLL: POLITICS, THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE PEACE: 1899 - 1920.
10. NICOLL THE MAN AND HIS FINAL YEARS: 1920 -1923.11.
SUMMARY, OVERVIEW and ASSESSMENTS.
Appendixes.
Bibliography