First published 2018
Alexander Waugh delivers a sermon on pastoral care during the ordination of Rev. Alexander Easton at the Associate Congregation in Red-Cross-Street, Cripplegate on September 27, 1792. Waugh uses scripture and theological tradition to define the sacred duties of ministry. He explains how ministers must balance spiritual counsel with practical service to their congregations. The sermon addresses the challenges facing Protestant communities during the Age of Reason, when religious faith confronted Enlightenment philosophy. Waugh's discourse reveals how dissenting religious groups in late eighteenth-century London worked to establish their theological identity. The text offers readers insight into the ceremonial practices of ministerial ordination and the religious foundations that sustained Protestant congregations during a period of intellectual upheaval.
Genres: christian, historical, religion, non-fiction, theology, academic
Vibes: academic, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: religious-identity, spiritual-counsel
Setting: Red-Cross-Street, Cripplegate
Period: 1792
46 pages · Hardcover · Gale ECCO, Print Editions