The dissenters

This third and final volume of the study of dissent examines the turbulent times of Victorian Nonconformity, a period of faith and of doubt. The book assesses the impacts of the major Dissenting preachers and provides insights into the various movements, such as romanticism and the higher, often German, biblical criticism. It shows that the preaching of hell and eternal damnation was more effective in recruiting to the chapels than the gentler interpretations.

Includes index.

""Cover""; ""The Dissenters: The Crisis and Conscience of Nonconformity""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Introductory Note""; ""Part I: �The very foundations of the Christian faith� The Crisis of Dissent""; ""Chapter 1: �The God of the hills� ""; ""Chapter 2: �Destructive of the authority of divine revelation�""; ""Chapter 3: �The ground on which Rational Christianity may firmly take its stand� ""; ""Chapter 4: �An inspired communication from the Deity ... Or ... Nothing �""

""Chapter 5: �The seal and servant of Christianity�""""Chapter 6: �An easy good-natured God�""; ""Chapter 7: �The hateful mystery�""; ""Chapter 8: �The sceptical tendencies of modern times�""; ""Chapter 9: �The heresies of the Baptist Union�""; ""Chapter 10: A �conspiracy to undermine our holy faith�""; ""Part II: �The hub and fount of social life� The Liberalization of Dissent""; ""Chapter 1: Church Membership and Chapel Attendance ""; ""Chapter 2: �Conversion is not necessary to regeneration�""; ""Chapter 3: Nonconformity�s Shrinking Consituency""

""Chapter 4: â€?Influential fa…