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Religious Tests and Disestablishment Debate Emerges in England
In a Cambridge context long-standing disputes over university religious tests and Church establishment resurface. Paley argues tests foster hypocrisy while allowing genuine belief to diverge from outward conformity. Proposals to open fellowships, adjust chapels, and remove religious barriers spur activity among Congregationalists and Anglican defenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paley
University of London
Williams
Norgate
Church
University of Cambridge
Church of Nogland
College
Church of England
Committee of the Congregational Union
Miall
House of Commons