MOVEMENTS
Ethical and
Positivist Societies,
CHRISTIAN
BRETHREN
McLachlan, Herbert ‘The Christian Brethren Movement TUHS 2:3 (1921) 65-91 reprinted The Story of a Nonconformist Library (Manchester University Press, 1923) pp.152-183
DOMESTIC MISSIONS
‘Liverpool Domestic Mission Society [first annual meeting
1838]’ TUHS 6:4 (1938)387-393
Davis, Valentine David The
Eliot, Christopher R.
'Joseph Tuckerman: pioneer in social philanthropy' Proceedings of the Unitrarian Historical
Society [
Fryckstedt, Monica Correa ‘Mary Barton
and the reports of the ministry to the poor: a new source’ Studia Neophilologicai
52 (1980) 333-336
Haynes, Barry Working-class life in Victorian
Joseph Dare was Domestic Missioner
in
Holt, Anne
A ministry to the poor: being the history of the Liverpool Domestic
Mission Society, 1836-1936 (
McCafferty, W. H. Belfast Domestic
McColgan, Daniel T. Joseph Tuckerman, pioneer in American social work (
Packer, Brian A. ‘The
founding of the Liverpool Domestic Mission and its development under the
ministry of John Johns’ TUHS
18:2
(1984) 39-53
Perry, Herbert E. A century of liberal religion and
philanthropy in Manchester being a history of the Manchester Domestic Mission
Society, 1833-1933 (Manchester, H. Rawson & Co, Ltd, 1933
Simey, Margaret B. Charitable effort in Liverpool in the nineteenth century (
Steers, David ‘The origin and development of the
Domestic Mission movement in Liverpool and
Wach, Howard M. ‘Unitarian philanthropy and cultural hegemony
in comparative perspective:
compares Unitarian philanthropy in
Wilson, H. G. ‘One
hundred years of religious and social work in
EARLY ENGLISH
UNITARIANS
‘John Cooper the
‘A petition of Rev. John Knowles’ TUHS 5:4 (1934)425-426
‘The will of John Knowles, Gloucester Unitarian and friend
of Henry Hedworth and Thomas Firmin’
TUHS 10:1 (1951) 24-25
Amaru, Betsy Halpern
Arminianism in
Barna Jozsef ‘John Biddle’s reception in
seventeenth-century
Bonet-Maury, Gaston Early sources of English Unitarian Christianity (London, British
& Foreign Unitarian Association, 1884)
Burgess, Walter H. ‘John Knowles and Henry Hedworth: seventeenth century Unitarian pioneers’
TUHS 5:1 (1931) 1-16
Eyre, Alan
The protesters 1985
a Christadelphian
apology
Florida, Robert E. ‘Stillingfleet:
religious liberal and enemy of religious liberalism’ Kaufman, Peter Iver and Lavan, Spencer Alone together: studies in the history of
liberal religion (Boston, Beacon Press, 1978)
Florida, R. E. Voltaire and the Socinians [studies
on Voltaire and the eighteenth century volume
122] (Banbury, The Voltaire Foundation, 1974)
discusses Voltaire’s relationships with
Florida, R. E. ‘British law and Socinianism
in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries’ in Lech Szczucki ed. Socinianism and its
role in the culture of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries (Warsaw-Lodz, 1983) pp.201-210
Kot, Stanislas Oddzialywanie Braci Polskich zwanych Socynjanami w Angliji (
Kot,
Stanislas 'The activities of the Polish Brethren in
Kucheman, Clark ‘John Goodwin and John Biddle:
rational theology and the transformation of puritanism’
The Proceedings of the Unitarian
Historical Society [
McLachlan, Herbert ‘New light on an old Unitarian circle
[Christopher Crell and friends]’ TUHS 7:3 (1941) 255-268 reprinted in McLachlan, Herbert Essays and Addresses, (Manchester
University Press, 1950) pp. 1-19
McLachlan, Herbert ‘Seventeenth century Unitarian tracts’ TUHS
2:4 (1922) 138-166
[ reprinted
in McLachlan, Herbert ‘Seventeenth-century Unitarian tracts’ The Story of a Nonconformist Library (Manchester University Press, 1923) pp.53-87]
McLachlan, H. John ‘The arrest and imprisonment of John
Knowles’ TUHS
10:2
(1952) 102-104
McLachlan, H. John ‘John Mapletoft
and Thomas Firmin’ TUHS 14:4 (1970) 218-220
McLachlan, H. John Socinianism in seventeenth century
(Oxford University Press, 1951)
Nolan, John Henry Monteith Antitrinitarianism
in
Nye, Stephen A brief
history of the Unitarians, called also Socinians: in
four letters to a friend (1687)
Ogonowski, Zbigniew Socyianizm a Óswiecenie [Socinianism and
the Enlightenment]
“the concluding chapters of this
book argue, very well, that a major influence exerted by third-generation Socinianism was on the origins of the Enlightenment in
Ogonowski, Zbigniew ‘Le ‘Christianisme sans mystères” selon John Toland et les Sociniens’ Archiwum Historii Filozfii Spolrcznej 12 (1966) 205-23 Trans. Claire Brendel
Ogonowski, Zbigniew ‘Der
Sozianismus und die Aufklärung’ Paul Wrzecionko ed.
Reformation und Frühaufklärung
in Polen: Studien uber den Sozianismus und seinem Einfluss auf das wester europäische Denken im 17 Jahrrhundert
(Göttingen,
Vandenhoek and Ruiprecht,
1977) 78-156
Trevor-Roper, Hugh ‘“The great Tew
circle” [
Walker, D. P. The
decline of hell: seventeenth century discussion of eternal torment (
chapter 5 treats Socinians
and chapter 6 English Arians
Wallace, Robert Antitrinitarian
biography or sketches of the lives and writings of distinguished Antitrinitarians exhibiting
a view of the state of the Unitarian doctrine and worship in the
principle nations of Europe, from the Reformation to the close of the
seventeenth century to which is prefixed
a history of Unitarianism in England during the same period 3 volumes
(London, E. T. Whitfield, 1850)
The historical introduction is in
volume 1 pp. 1-392. Biographies of early English Unitarians are in volume 3
ETHICAL AND
POSITIVIST SOCIETIES
The Ethical
Billington, R. Leicester Secular Society, 1852-1920: a study in radicalism and
respectability (Dissertation, University of Leicester, 1968)
Blackham H. J. 'From Unitarianism to Ethical
Humanism: the tradition of South Place Ethical Society London' New Humanist (Spring 1981) and Religious
Humanism 16:2 (Spring 1982) 50-58
Budd, Susan Varieties
of unbelief: atheists and agnostics in English society 1850-1960 (London
, Heinemann, 1977)
Call, Lon Ray 'Humanism in
Campbell, C. B. Humanism
and the culture if the professions: a study of the rise of the British Humanist
movemnt, 1946-1963 (Ph.D
thesis, University of London, 1968)
Cashdollar, Charles D. The transformation of theology: 1830-1890 Positivism and Protestant thought in
Cockshut, A. O. J. The Unbelievers: English Agnostic thought, 1840-1890 (New York, New
York University Press, 1966)
Gould, F. J. History
of the Leicester Secular Society (
Gould, F. J. The
pioneer's of Johnson's Court: a history of the R. P. A. [Rationalist Press Association] from 1899
onwards (
Gowans-White, A. The
story of the R. P. A. [Rationalist Press Association], 1899-1949 (
Holyoake, Austin Secular
ceremonies (
Holyoake Austin and Watts Charles The
secularist's manual of songs and ceremonies (
Judge, M. H. The
Ethical movement in
MacKillop, Ian The British Ethical Societies (Cambridge University Press, 1986)
McGee, J. E. A crusade
for humanity - the history of organized Positivism in
McGee, J. E. A histroy of the British secular movement (Haldemann-Julius, Girard, Texas, 1947)
Nash, David S. Secularism,
art and freedom (Leicester University Press, 1992)
deals Leicester Secular Society, the Gimsons and F. J. Gould
Ratcliffe, S. K. The story of
Reid, F. ‘Socialist
Sunday Schools in
Robertson, J. M. History
of Freethought in the nineteenth century 2
volumes (Wattes, 1929)
Royle, Edward Victorian infidels: the origins the the
British Secularist movement 1791-1866 (Manchester University Press, 1974)
Royle, Edward Radicals, secularists and republicans: popular free thought in
Sellers, Ian An
experiment in Humanism (?1960/61)
an account of Harry Youlden’s
Simon, Professor W.M. [has a card index on members of the
English Positivist Movement]
Smith,
Spiller, G. The ethical movement in
Stein, Gordon Freethought in the
1. The rise and decline of British Deism
(1624-1760)
2. From Thomas Paine to the start of the
National Secular Society (1760-1860)
3. The Bradlaugh/Besant/Foote
era (1860-1915)
4. Freethought after
Foote (1915-present)
Appendices in Freethought
in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, India, other Commonwealth countries, Library
collections on British/Commonwealth Freethought;
thesis/dissertations and works in progress in British/Commonwealth Freethought
[This is an excellent guide. Section
summaries provide a useful history of the Freethought
movement]
Tribe, David 100 years of Freethought
(Elek, 1967)
Wright, T. R. The
religion of humanity: the impact of Comtean
Positivism on Victorian
The Secular
Movement
archive
material
National Secular Society Executive Minute Book 1875-77
Minute Books of the Committee Meetings of the
National Secular Society's Almanac for 1870-86
Secular Annual 1890-1904
[listed by Budd, Susan Varieties of unbelief: atheists and
agnostics in English society 1850-1960
(London, Heinemann, 1977) pp.296-7]
periodicals
Rationalist Press
Association
archive
material
minute books and minutes of AGMs and board
meetings 1905-65
Annual reports 1901-65
[listed by Budd, Susan Varieties of unbelief: atheists and
agnostics in English society 1850-1960
(London, Heinemann, 1977) p.297]
bibliography
Rationalist Press Association Catalogue of the library of the Rationalist Press Association 5th edition (
“The record of the holdings of this
unique library in its field provides the fullest single bibliography and
finding-list of the early literature relating to materialism, atheism, freethought, agnosticism, secularism and related topics.
Records some 2,000 items, covering Antiquity, Middle Ages and Renaissance,
modern period” [Theodore Besterman Bibliography of bibliographies 4:5343]
The Ethical
Movement
archive
material
Ethical
minutes of congress 1896-1946; minutes of AGMs 1946-64;
minutes of council meetings 1896-1904, 1912-38, 1950-58, minutes of Executive
Committee 1923-38, GP Committee 1955-59; Subscription lists 1940-46 [listed by
Budd, Susan Varieties of unbelief:
atheists and agnostics in English society 1850-1960 (London, Heinemann, 1977) p.297]
Emerson Ethical Brotherhood (Forest Group)
Minutes, annual reports and membership lists 1916-20
maps and miscellaneous writings
Annual reports 1892-1928
Study circle on comparative religion 1912-13
Secular education league 1907-11
Hampstead Ethical Society
Minutes 1900-26 and records of lectures
Minutes 1903-17, 1921-34
1917-1938
South Place Ethical Society see in
list of Unitarian congregations
[all the above listed by Budd,
Susan Varieties of unbelief: atheists and
agnostics in English society 1850-1960
(London, Heinemann, 1977) p.296-7]
periodicals
South Place
Magazine 1895
renamed The Monthly Record 1920 -
The Ethical World 1898-1916 [ed. Stanton Coit]
renamed Democracy and then Ethics 1901, Ethical Review 1906, Ethical
World 1907
The Ethical Church Monthly 1937-45
The Ethical
review [Journal
of the Hampstead Ethical Institute]
The Ethical
Movement 1916-23
renamed Humanist in ?1917
The Ethical
Societies Chronicle
1923-39 [ed. R.Dimsdale Stocker]
The Plain View1944-63 [ed. H.J. Blackham]
News and notes 1941 renamed Humanist News 1964
The Postivist Review 1893-1923 renamed Humanity - the Positivist Review 1923
Individuals
Charles Bradlaugh
Arnstein, W. L. The Bradlaugh case (Oxford University
Press, 1965)
Benny, J. Bradlaugh and Hyndman:
a review and criticism of the recent debate on socialism (Benny, 1884)
Bradlaugh, Charles The autobiography of Mr. Bradlaugh (
Bradlaugh-Bonner, C. and Bonner, A. Hypatia Bradlaugh-Bonner,
the story of her life (
Cohen, C. Bradlaugh and Ingersoll (Pioneer Press, 1933)
Gilmour, J. P. ed. Champion
of Lioberty: Charles Bradlaugh
(
Mackay, C. R. Life id Charles Bradlaugh, M. P.
(Gunn, 1888)
Robertson, J. M. Charles
Bradlaugh (
Tribe, D. President Charles Bradlaugh, M. P.
(Elek, 1971)
archives
material
Coit, Stanton My ventures on the highway of truth (mss) [in possession, 1977, of
Lady Fleming]
Book of press cuttings [referred to by Susan Budd p.296 but
she gives no location]
books
by
Coit, StantonEthical Culture as a religion for the people (E. W. Allen, 1887)
Coit, StantonEthical democracy - essays in social dynamics (Grant Richards, 1900)
Coit, StantonNational idealism and a state church (Williams and Norgate,
1907)
Coit, Stantoned. Social worship for use in families, schools
and churches 2 vols (West London Ethical Society,
1913)
Coit,
printed
sources
Blackham, H. J. ed.
Richard Congreve
Papers and letters written to Richard Congreve [British
Library]
G. W. Foote
Cutner, H. G. W. Foote, his life and times (mss) [in possession, 1977, of National
Secular Society]
S. A. Gimson
Gimson, S. A. Random recollections of the
F. J. Gould
Nash, David S. 'F.J. Gould and the Leicester Secular Society:
a positive commonwealth in Edwardian politics' Midland History (1991) 126-40
Frederic Harrison
Eisen, S 'Frederic Harrison and the religion
of humanity' Southern Atlantic Quarterly
66:4 (1967)
Harrison, A. Frederic
Harrison: thoughts and memories (Heinemann, 1926)
George Jacob
Holyoake
Papers and letters [Co-operative Union,
Papers and letters [Bishopsgate
Institute,
Collett, S. D. George Jacob Holyoake and modern atheism (Trübner,
1885) [is this Sophia Dobson Collett who wrote
biography of Rammohun Roy?]
McCabe, Joseph Life
and letters of George Jacob Holyoake 2 volumes (
Royle, E. George Jacob Holyoake and the
secularist movement in Britian, 1848-1861 (Ph.D thesis, University of Cambridge, 1960)
Joseph McCabe
McCabe, Joseph Eighty yeArs a rebel - an autobiography (Haldemann-Julius,
Girad, Kansas, 1947)
McCabe, Jossph From
Gustav Spiller
1864-1940
Spiller, V. ed. Gustav
Spiller, 1864-1940 (Barking, 1940)
FREE CATHOLICS
Findlow, Bruce ‘The Free Catholic movement’
TUHS 11:4 (1958) 147-162
Peaston, A. Elliott The Prayer Book tradition in the Free Churches (London, James Clarke
and Co. Ltd., 1964)
chapter 12 deals with the Free Catholics
liturgical experiments
GENERAL BAPTISTS
Minutes
of the
Minutes
of the quarterly meetings of the
Minutes
of the Kent and
Minutes
of the meetings of the General Baptist churches in and about East and
Baines,
Brinkworth, J. A. [Saffron Walden]] (1907-9) pp.4+4 [UHS15]
Buffard, F. Kent and
Burgess, Walter H. John
Smith the Se-Baptist, Thomas Helwys and the first
Baptist church in
Caffyn, John Sussex believers: baptist
marriage in the 17th and 18th centuries (Churchman Publishing, 1988)
Champion, L. G. trs. The
General Baptist Church of Berkhamsted, Chesham and Tring 1712-1781 (Baptist Historical Society, 1985)
["Church Book of Disciplinary"]
Creasey, John and
Maguire, Leonard J. trs. The General
Baptist Church meeting in and about Canterbury Church Book 1660 to 1695 (London, General Baptist
Assembly, 1992) [Occasional Paper 18]
Crosby, R. The history
of the English Baptists from the Reformation to the beginning of the reign of
George I 4 volumes (1738-40)
Evans, George Eyre Antiquarian
Notes (1898-1905) pp.2t5-8, 39-40, 46-7 [
Depperman, Klaus Melchior Hoffman: social unrest and apoocalyptic
visions in the age of Reformation ET
(Edinburgh, T & T Clark, 1987) [Matthew Caffyn
was accused of being a Hoffmanite]
Edwards, Thomas Gangaena (1646) [Goldsmith, M. M. and Roots, Ivan ed.
facsimile edition, Rota Press,
Hooper, T. R. A Surrey
and
Horst, Irvin Buckwalter Radical Brethren: Anabaptism and the English
Reformation to 1558 (Nieuwkoop, B. De Graaf, 1972)
Kensett, Emily 'Meadrow Chapel, Godalming' The Inquirer
(1900) 573-4, 579-80. 602-3
Kleiver, Lonnie D. ‘General Baptist origins:
the question of Anabaptist influence’ The
Mennonite Quarterly Review 36 (1962) 291-321
Larsen, Timothy '"How many sisters make a
brotherhood?" A case study in gender and ecclesiology in early
nineteenth-century English Dissent' Journal
of Ecclesiastical History 49:2 (April 1998) 282-292
Maguire, Leornard
J. trs. Ditchling: the Old Meeting House Volume 1 Church memorandum Books 1753-1894 (1977);Volume 2 Registers and monyumental
inscriptions (1978); Volume 3 Trust
deeds (1979)
Maguire, Leonard J. trs.
Horsham: The General Baptist Meeting House Volume 1 Registers and Memorial
inscriptions (1981); Volume 2 Trust deeds (1982)
Maguire, Leonard J. ed. The ‘Browne’ American letters 1794-1831 being a transc