British Critic
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The British Critic: A New Review was a quarterly publication, established in 1793 as a conservative and high church
review journal riding the tide of British reaction against the French Revolution
.
William Jones of Nayland
and William Stevens
, established the British Critic in 1793. Robert Nares
and William Beloe
, editor and assistant editor respectively, were joint proprietors with the booksellers Francis and Charles Rivington. Nares and Beloe edited the review for about 20 years. Around 1811 the magazine was bought by Joshua Watson
and Henry Handley Norris
, associated with the high church
pressure group known as the Hackney Phalanx.
After 1825 the review "became more narrowly theological in scope". Between 1838 and 1843 it was effectively taken over by the Tractarian movement, and edited successively by John Henry Newman and Thomas Mozley
.
Under Mozley's editorship the Critic was strongly partisan, attacking Godfrey Faussett, and allowing Frederick Oakeley
and W. G. Ward a free hand. It was closed down in October 1843. In 1844 a replacement publication, the English Review, was set up; but it had a short life-span.
High church
The term "High Church" refers to beliefs and practices of ecclesiology, liturgy and theology, generally with an emphasis on formality, and resistance to "modernization." Although used in connection with various Christian traditions, the term has traditionally been principally associated with the...
review journal riding the tide of British reaction against the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
.
High church review
The Society for the Reformation of Principles, founded in 1792 byWilliam Jones of Nayland
William Jones (ecclesiastic)
William Jones , known as William Jones of Nayland, was a British clergyman and author.-Life:He was born at Lowick, Northamptonshire, but was descended from an old Welsh family. One of his ancestors was Colonel John Jones, brother-in-law of Oliver Cromwell. He was educated at Charterhouse School...
and William Stevens
William Stevens (writer)
William Stevens was an English hosier and lay writer on religious topics from a High Church perspective, the biographer and editor of the works of William Jones of Nayland.-Life:...
, established the British Critic in 1793. Robert Nares
Robert Nares
Robert Nares was an English clergyman, philologist and author.-Life:He was born at York in 1753, the son of James Nares , organist of York Minster and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford.From 1779 to 1783 he lived with the family of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet as...
and William Beloe
William Beloe
William Beloe was an English divine and miscellaneous writer.-Biography:He was born at Norwich in 1756, and was the son of a respectable tradesman. His ‘pruriency of parts,’ as he expresses it, led to his receiving a liberal education. After an unsuccessful experiment at a day school in his native...
, editor and assistant editor respectively, were joint proprietors with the booksellers Francis and Charles Rivington. Nares and Beloe edited the review for about 20 years. Around 1811 the magazine was bought by Joshua Watson
Joshua Watson
Joshua Watson was an English wine merchant, philanthropist, a prominent member of the high church party and of several charitable organizations, who became known as "the best layman in England".-Life:...
and Henry Handley Norris
Henry Handley Norris
Henry Handley Norris was an English clergyman and theologian. He was the clerical leader of the High Church grouping later known as the Hackney Phalanx, that grew up around him and his friend Joshua Watson.-Life:...
, associated with the high church
High church
The term "High Church" refers to beliefs and practices of ecclesiology, liturgy and theology, generally with an emphasis on formality, and resistance to "modernization." Although used in connection with various Christian traditions, the term has traditionally been principally associated with the...
pressure group known as the Hackney Phalanx.
After 1825 the review "became more narrowly theological in scope". Between 1838 and 1843 it was effectively taken over by the Tractarian movement, and edited successively by John Henry Newman and Thomas Mozley
Thomas Mozley
Thomas Mozley , was an English clergyman and writer associated with the Oxford Movement.Mozley was born at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the son of a bookseller and publisher. His brother, James Bowling Mozley, would become known for his own theological works...
.
Under Mozley's editorship the Critic was strongly partisan, attacking Godfrey Faussett, and allowing Frederick Oakeley
Frederick Oakeley
Frederick Oakeley was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England the sixth son of Sir Charles Oakeley, second baronet, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1828 and in 1845 converted from Church of England to Catholicism, whereupon he became Canon of Westminster in 1852....
and W. G. Ward a free hand. It was closed down in October 1843. In 1844 a replacement publication, the English Review, was set up; but it had a short life-span.
List of editors
- 1811 Thomas Fanshaw Middleton. In the same year (beginning of the second series) William Van MildertWilliam Van MildertWilliam Van Mildert was the last palatine Bishop of Durham , and one of the founders of the University of Durham...
and Thomas RennellThomas Rennell (son)-Life:The only son of Thomas Rennell, Dean of Winchester Cathedral, he was born at Winchester in 1787. Like his father, he was educated at Eton, where he had a brilliant reputation as a scholar. He won one of Dr...
also served as editors, according to various sources; with Rennell continuing until Lyall took over. - 1816–17 William Rowe LyallWilliam Rowe LyallWilliam Rowe Lyall was an English churchman, Dean of Canterbury from 1845 to 1857.-Life:He was born in Stepney, Middlesex, the fifth son of John Lyall and Jane Comyns. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge . In 1817 he married Catherine Brandreth , daughter of Dr. Brandreth of Liverpool...
- 1834 James Shergold Boone
- 1838–July 1841 John Henry Newman
- 1841–1843 Thomas MozleyThomas MozleyThomas Mozley , was an English clergyman and writer associated with the Oxford Movement.Mozley was born at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the son of a bookseller and publisher. His brother, James Bowling Mozley, would become known for his own theological works...