Download or read book The Rise and Decline of Anglican Idealism in the Nineteenth Century written by T. Gouldstone and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-02-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific and historical studies in the Nineteenth-century challenged Christian believers to restate their faith in ways which took account of new knowledge. An example of this is the influence of philosophical idealism on a generation of writers and theologians, principally centred around the University of Oxford. However, these optimistic and socially-privileged men and women failed to come to terms with the mass movements and rapid changes in fin-de-siècle England. The Church moved out of touch with national life and is reaping the consequences today.