“’National Apostasy,’ Tracts for the Times, and Plain Sermons: John Keble's Tractarian Prose.”

Authors

Robert Ellison, Marshall UniversityFollow

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Article

Publication Date

2004

Abstract

John Keble is perhaps best known for The Christian Year and his work as Professor of Poetry at Oxford from 1831 to 1841. In this essay, I argue that his prose is worthy of study as well. I focus on "National Apostasy," the sermon that John Henry Newman saw as the inauguration of the Oxford Movement; the 8 pieces he contributed to the Tracts for the Times; and his many contributions to the Plain Sermons, by Contributors to the "Tracts for the Times."

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Ellison, Robert H. “’National Apostasy,’ Tracts for the Times, and Plain Sermons: John Keble's Tractarian Prose.” John Keble in Context. Ed. Kirstie Blair. London: Anthem, 2004. 89-100.