Church and State in England, 1830-1930: A Study in the Problem of Authority in an Established Church

Abstract

The problem of Church and State is one which appears to have unfailing attraction for historians. But the topic thus broadly stated is so comprehensive, that even one century of its history cannot profitably be discussed within the limits of the space here set. Accordingly it has been the writer's intention in these pages, not to relate the history of Church and State in England between 1830 and 1930 in its entirety, but rather to examine one particular aspect of the larger problem - to inquire into the manner in which the special conditions of the English Establishment affected the question of authority not only between Church and State, but also, and more particularly, within the Church itself.