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Church Society is a conservative evangelical Anglican organisation, and registered charity,〔(Church Society Charity Commission entry )〕 formed in 1950 by the merger of the Anglican Church Association (founded 1865) and National Church League〔("National Church League )〕 (founded 1906 by amalgamation of two earlier bodies).〔(''Lambeth Palace Library'' website entry )〕〔''The central records of the Church of England: a report and survey'' ed. C. J. Kitching, Church of England, Pilgrim Trust (Great Britain) - 1976 - "1950 by merger of Church Association (f. 1865) and National Church League (f. 1906). NCL was an amalgamation of National Protestant Church Union (f. 1893) and Church of England League (f. 1904, formerly Ladies' League 1899)."〕〔(Church Society Family Tree )〕 The journal of Church Society is ''Churchman'' (est 1879〔(Churchman Back articles vol 1 )〕). Editors have included Henry Wace and Philip Edgecumbe Hughes. The editor was Professor Gerald Bray.〔(Churchman Editorial Board )〕〔(''Latimer Fellowship'', Christchurch, New Zealand reference )〕 Advocates of Protestant Anglicanism associated with the Society include J. C. Ryle, J. T. Tomlinson, W. H. Griffith-Thomas, Henry Wace, William Joynson-Hicks (Home Secretary), Geoffrey Bromiley, Philip Edgecumbe Hughes, J. I. Packer, Alan Stibbs, John Stott and Alec Motyer. ==History and predecessors== The original forebear of the Church Society was the Protestant Association〔(churchsociety.org Protestant Association )〕 (founded 1835). The forebears of the Society were established in the 19th Century to oppose the introduction of Anglo-Catholic doctrine into the Church of England through bodies such as the Oxford Movement and The Church Union. The Church Association, founded in 1865 by Richard P. Blakeney,〔(Richard Hobson of Liverpool's account of the founding of the Church Association )〕 stated in its first annual report〔("Church Association Report" )〕 that the objectives of the Association were: ''“To uphold the principles and order of the United Church of England and Ireland, and to counteract the efforts now being made to assimilate her services to those of the Church of Rome.''" As well as publishing information (including its ''Church Association Tracts''〔("Church Association Tracts" )〕) and holding public meetings,〔(J. C. Ryle Church Association address )〕 controversially, this also involved instigating legal action against Anglo-Catholics. According to the Association this was intended to clarify the law.〔J. C. Whisenant, ''A Fragile Unity - Anti-Ritualism and the Division of Anglican Evangelicalism in the Nineteenth Century'' (Paternoster Press, 2003) p8〕〔(''Church Association Tract'' 259, p3 )〕 However, the ritualists refusal to comply with the courts verdicts, coupled with the bishops' unwillingness to act, eventually led to such legal action not being pursued.〔 In 1928 the National Church League, led by its treasurer William Joynson-Hicks〔(William Joynson Hicks webpage with NCL annual report reference )〕 (Home Secretary), was successful in Parliament in resisting attempted Anglo-Catholic doctrinal change to the 1928 Prayer Book.〔("William Joynson-Hicks : On the doctrine of the proposed 1928 Prayer Book )〕〔(Hansard 1803-2005: contributions in Parliament by William Joynson-Hicks: Prayer Book Measure, 1928 )〕 The Society (and its forebears) have published theological literature since the 19th Century, including the ''Church Association Tracts'' (several of which were written by J. C. Ryle), and its journal, ''Churchman''. Most of the Society's 20th Century titles, including works by W. H. Griffith Thomas, (pictured left) were produced under its publishing arm, ''Church Book Room Press'' (CBRP), and from 1976 ''Vine Books Ltd''.〔(''CBRP'' change to ''Vine Books'' referred to in ''Churchman'' Editorial, issue 4, 1976 )〕〔(CBRP titles referenced in ''AbeBooks.co.uk'' )〕〔(''Open Library'' entry for CBRP )〕 In 1950 the Church Association and National Church League merged to form Church Society. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Church Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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