Baxter was an establishmentarian. It is good that kings and queens should be nursing fathers and mothers to the Church. He lamented in his Reformed Pastor that magistrates did not make adequate provision of Reformed pastors throughout the England of his day.
Yet, he did not lay the main blame at the feet of civic leaders. [...]
Archive for the ‘Establishments’ Category
Baxter, qualifying his establishmentarianism
Posted in Establishments, Richard Baxter, Thomas Chalmers on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rendering unto Caesar?
Posted in Establishments, Parish in American Context on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I was reading an article comparing Adam Smith’s argument in favor (!) of establishments furnishing religious instruction with that of Thomas Chalmers. The essay concluded that, in light of their views, contemporary tax policies are warranted in exempting religious organizations from such standard civil obligations and in allowing deductions for contributions made to them. [...]
Parochial Vision: A Review
Posted in Establishments, Parish Theory & Practice, Parish in Perspective (Qualifications) on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Parochial Vision: The Future of the English Parish System (2004), Nick Spenser offers a very intriguing argument for the reimplementation of the ‘minster’ church model of England’s early medieval period. His main argument is that parish system of the Church of England is in major decline due to demographic shifts, the disappearing of [...]
Parish & Parish Church, Part 3
Posted in Establishments, Missiology, Parish Theory & Practice on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a third installment of my review of the fascinating work, P. D. Thompson’s Parish & Parish Church. If you’re interested in the history of Christian missions and of the parish plan and are just joining us, click here to read the first.
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In chapters 5 & 6, Thompson moves from [...]
Parish and Parish Church, Part 2
Posted in Establishments, Parish Theory & Practice on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been some time since I put this one on the shelf. Just getting back to it. It you’d like to head back and read the first post, click here.
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A Review with Observations on Parish and Parish Church: Their Place and Influence in History, by P. D. Thompson
Part 2
In the [...]
A Practical Pietist (3)
Posted in Benevolence & the Diaconate, Establishments, Parish Theory & Practice, Thomas Chalmers on November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thomas Chalmers has been widely acclaimed for his views and particularly his applications of social concern. And within the current Reformed world, he is pointed to as an example for modern day ‘mercy ministries.’ Consequently, I’d like in this final commentary on Cheyne’s The Practical and the Pious to turn to the principles [...]
A Practical Pietist (2)
Posted in Establishments, Parish Theory & Practice, Thomas Chalmers on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Practical and the Pious – 2
Chalmers the Manager: Lessons in Christian Leadership
In the first part of my review of A. C. Cheyne’s collected essays, The Practical and the Pious: Essays on Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847), we observed the way in which Thomas Chalmers was great Christian bridge builder in his day. He sought to [...]
Outsourcing Welfare – Thoughts on Chadwick’s “Chalmers and the State”
Posted in Benevolence & the Diaconate, Establishments, Thomas Chalmers on October 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am temporarily putting the review of Parish and Parish Church on hold. I have another volume on interlibrary loan, here, that is due soon. So if you are among the small readership, I haven’t forgotten! And since I am on this side note, if anyone knows any fans of Thomas Chalmers, the history of [...]
Chalmers on Church Establishments, Part 4
Posted in Establishments, Parish Theory & Practice, Thomas Chalmers on September 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Chalmers on Church Establishments, Part 4
Some Closing Observations & Questions
Now that we have completed an overview of Chalmers’ Lectures on the Establishment and Extension of National Churches (1838), I’d like to make a number of observations and raise some questions. I’ll start with general ones and then cover some specifics by subject.
So first, some observations [...]
Chalmers on Church Establishments, Part 3
Posted in Establishments, Parish Theory & Practice, Thomas Chalmers on September 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Chalmers on Church Establishments, Part 3
Further Considerations on Establishments
In Lectures 4 through 6 of his Lectures on the Establishment and Extension of National Churches, Chalmers treats some related and pertinent issues. We will continue our survey of these lectures here and close in the final installment with some observations on the whole.
Lecture 4, treating the [...]
