Edward Stillingfleet

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Edward Stillingfleet was a prominent 17th-century English theologian, scholar, and controversialist known for his influential writings defending Anglicanism and engaging in major religious debates of his time.

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instanceOf Anglican theologian
bishop
controversialist
human
appointedBishopOfWorcester 1689
birthDate 1635-04-17
birthPlace Cranborne, Dorset, England NERFINISHED
burialPlace St Paul’s Cathedral, London NERFINISHED
child Edward Stillingfleet (the younger) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
dateOfOrdination 1659
deathDate 1699-03-27
deathPlace Westminster, London, England NERFINISHED
denomination Church of England
educatedAt Cambridge University NERFINISHED
St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
era 17th century
fieldOfWork apologetics
ecclesiastical history
theology
knownFor controversies with nonconformists
defence of the Church of England
engagement in the Locke–Stillingfleet debate
polemics against Roman Catholicism
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Anglican latitudinarianism NERFINISHED
name Edward Stillingfleet NERFINISHED
notableWork A Rational Account of the Grounds of Protestant Religion NERFINISHED
Irenicum NERFINISHED
Origines Sacrae NERFINISHED
The Unreasonableness of Separation NERFINISHED
occupation author
bishop
clergyman
theologian
participatedIn religious controversies in Restoration England
positionHeld Bishop of Worcester
Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral
Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral
religion Anglicanism
spouse Mary Coddington NERFINISHED
wroteAbout Anglican ecclesiology
authority of Scripture
church–state relations
critique of Roman Catholic doctrine
critique of nonconformist separation
religious toleration

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Bishop of Worcester hasNotableFormerHolder Edward Stillingfleet
Latitudinarianism hasNotableProponent Edward Stillingfleet