The Anglo-Catholic movement which flourished in the early and mid twentieth century is famed for its dedicated and heroic work in inner-city slum areas, yet little is recorded about its impact in rural areas, nor have the stories of its more flamboyant rural priests been told. "Outposts of the Faith" tells the entertaining stories of ten parishes where the Anglo-Catholic movement made a particular impact, or took a significant turn that affected the wider church and the subsequent direction of the movement. Included are the stories of a number of well known names - Athelstan Riley, Samuel Gurney, Maurice Child and Clive Beresford among others, about whom very little has previously been written. Here we meet eccentricity and devotion in equal measure - one priest who removed parts of his clerical clothing whenever the 1662 Prayer Book was mentioned, another who was shot by a parishioner, another who served the same Devon parish for 70 years.

Outposts of the Faith and Anglican Papalism

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The Anglo-Catholic History Society is doing a great service to the cultural history of Britain at least in the limited are of the story of the Church of England and its Catholic ‘wing’. Michael Yelton is a member of the Society’s committee and amongst his writings Anglican Papalism: An Illustrated History 1900-1960, Empty Tabernacles: Twelve Lost Churches of London and now Outposts of the Faith, show what a fascinating story there is to tell, and how Anglo-Catholicism influenced so much of the theological, and to a lesser extent the artistic debate, in this country until the post-war period of decline. Yelton has shown what can be done, others must surely follow.

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