Boster, Tania
(2009)
"BETTER TO BE ALONE THAN IN ILL COMPANY"JEREMY COLLIER THE YOUNGER: LIFE AND WORKS, 1650-1726.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This dissertation is an intellectual biography of Jeremy Collier the younger, a controversial clergyman who was committed to an ecumenical form of religion. As a consequence of his opposition to the Glorious Revolution of 1688/9 he was imprisoned twice, for sedition and high treason, and was outlawed from 1696 until the end of his life. He wrote in a remarkable variety of genres, including political pamphlets, theological treatises, sermons, history, and critical and moral essays. A consistent theme in Collier's writings is his concern with the office of a minister, and his commitment to the practical duties of pastoral care, regardless of changes in Church and State policy. Collier's belief that ministers are responsible to God and to individuals, not governments, is a constant theme across all of his writings. His thought resonates with religious and philosophical ideas of the mid-seventeenth century, a period during which Collier's father, himself a divine, schoolmaster and linguist, invested his energies in social improvement through humanist education. This is the first study to treat Jeremy Collier's life and thought comprehensively. In the process of recovering biographical data and contextualizing Collier's publications and manuscripts, the dissertation covers a century of history.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
26 January 2009 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
25 November 2008 |
| Approval Date: |
26 January 2009 |
| Submission Date: |
11 December 2008 |
| Access Restriction: |
5 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 5 years. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > History |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Glorious Revolution; Jeremy Collier; Nonjurors; Stage Controversy |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-12112008-131205/, etd-12112008-131205 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:10 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:54 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10319 |
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