Oxford Movement

Oxford movement, 19th century moment centred at the University of Oxford that sought a renewal of "catholic", or Roman Catholic, thought and practice within the Church of England in opposition to the Protestant tendencies of the church. The movement is also known as Anglo-Catheism or Angletheism. The argument was that the Anglican church was by history and identity a truly "catholic" church. An immediate cause of the movement was the change that took place in the relationship between the state and the Church of England from 18282 1832. Laws that required members of municipal corporations and government office holders to receive the Lord's supper in the church of England was repealed, and a law was passed - that removed most of the restrictions formerly imposed on Roman Catholics. For a short time it seemed possible that the Church of England might be disestablished and lose its endowment.
Leaders of the movement were John Henry Newman, a clergyman and subsequently a convert to Roman Catholicism and a cardinal; Richard Hurrell Froude, a clergyman; John Keble, a clergyman and poet; and Edward Pusey, a clergyman and Professor at Oxford. The ideas of the movement were published in 90 Tracts for the Times, 24 of which were written by a Newman, who edited the entire series. Those who supported the Tracts were known as Tractarians. It is also known as Tractarian Movement. Words of the clergyman are the words of God not to be tempered and altered. The movement started for the supremacy, authenticity and sovereignty.
Some of the results of this movement were increased use of ceremony and ritual in church worship, the establishment of Anglical monastic communities and better educated clergy.

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