Samuel Parker
Samuel Parker (born September 1640 in Northampton , † March 20, 1687 in Oxford ) was an English theologian and bishop of Oxford.
Life
Until 1656, Parker lived in his hometown, which was considered a Puritan stronghold. At the age of 16 he was accepted at Wadham College , Oxford. From 1660 to 1667 he studied at Trinity College , Oxford: Here he converted to the Church of England , achieved a Master of Arts degree in 1663 and was ordained in 1664. Parker's literary activity also began in this phase: between 1665 and 1667 three philosophical-theological works were published, one of which he dedicated to Gilbert Sheldon , Archbishop of Canterbury . From this he was appointed priest ( rector ) of Chartham ( Kent ) in 1667 . Parker took a position in various writings against the tolerance of Protestant nonconformists. This public debate was mainly conducted between 1667 and 1673. 1670 he became Archdeacon ( archdeacon ) of Canterbury. In addition, in 1671 he worked as a priest ( rector ) of Ickham. Parker's rigorous positions provoked some heated discussions: Parker argued against Andrew Marvell by advocating state regulation in the religious sphere; a debate arose with the Catholic theologian Antoine Legrand , as Parker sharply attacked René Descartes ' philosophy , Cartesianism and the Epicureans in the pamphlet Disputationes de Deo et Providentia Divina (1678).
Despite his attitude towards the so-called toleration controversy , Parker was brought to London by Charles II . His task there has not yet been conclusively clarified; however, it seems possible that he wrote the History of His Own Times for Charles , which was not published until 1727. King James II called Parker Bishop of Oxford in 1686 and head of Magdalen College a year later . It has often been suggested that Parker was a Roman Catholic; however, he always contradicted the rumor.
Works
- Tentamina Physico-Theologica de Deo . London: 1665.
- An Account of the Nature and Extent of the Divine Dominion & Goodnesse . Oxford: 1666.
- A Free and Impartial Censure of the Platonick Philosophy . Oxford: 1666.
- A Discourse of Ecclesiastical Politie . London: 1670.
- A Defense and Continuation of the Ecclesiastical Politie . London: 1671.
- A Discourse in Vindication of Bp Bramhall and the Clergy of the Church of England . London: 1673.
- A Reproof to the Rehearsal Transprosed . London: 1673.
- Disputationes de Deo et Providentia Divina . London: 1678.
- A Demonstration of the Divine Authority of the Law of Nature and of the Christian Religion in Two Parts . London: 1681.
- The Case of the Church of England . London: 1681.
- An Account of the Government of the Christian Church for the First Six Hundred Years . London: 1683.
- Religion and Loyalty . London: 1684.
- Religion and Loyalty, the Second Part . London: 1685.
- Reasons for Abrogating the Test Imposed upon All Members of Parliament . London: 1688.
- A Discourse Sent to the Late King James . London: 1690.
- History of His Own Times . London: 1727.
literature
- William H. Hutton: The English Church from the Accession of Charles I to the Death of Queen Anne (1625-1714) . Macmillan, London 1903, 1934.
- Jason Jewell: Authory's advocate: Samuel Parker, religion, and politics in restauration England . Diss., University of Florida 2004.
- Gordon J. Schochet: Between Lambeth and Leviathan: Samuel Parker on the Church of England and Political Order. In: Nicholas Phillipson and Quentin Skinner (Eds.): Political Discourse in Early Modern Britain . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1993, ISBN 0-521-39242-X
- Ders .: Samuel Parker, Religious Diversity, and the Ideology of Persecution. In: Roger D. Lund (Ed.): The Margins of Orthodoxy: Heterodox Writing and Cultural Response, 1660-1750 . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1995, ISBN 0-521-47177-X
Web links
- Jason Jewell's dissertation on Samuel Parker (2004) (PDF file; 1.80 MB)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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John Fell |
Bishop of Oxford 1686–1687 |
Timothy Hall |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Parker, Samuel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English theologian and Bishop of Oxford |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 1640 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Northampton |
DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1687 |
Place of death | Oxford |