Description: Drawing on new developments of the study of visitation returns and episcopal life and on primary research in historical records, Anglican Confirmation goes behind the traditional Tractarian interpretations to uncover the understanding and confidence of the eighteenth-century church in the rite of confirmation. The book will be of interest to eighteenth-century church historians, theologians and liturgists alike.
Review Quotes: 'In this outstanding book Dr Tovey uses hitherto unknown evidence to uncover the importance of Confirmation in the eighteenth century. The result is an important and ground breaking study that will shape scholars' views of popular piety and adherence to the Church.' William Gibson, Oxford Brookes University, UK '... a fascinating study, and one that persuades the reader that confirmation was in-deed taken seriously in the 18th century.' Church Times 'Philip Tovey's Anglican Confirmation is an effective survey on this history and use of confirmation within the Anglican Communion that will certainly benefit church historians and liturgists alike.' Expository Times