The Reverend Isaac Williams (1802–1865) was a prominent member of the Oxford Movement

Oxford Movement

The Oxford Movement was a movement of High Church Anglicans, eventually developing into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose members were often associated with the University of Oxford, argued for the reinstatement of lost Christian traditions of faith and their inclusion into Anglican liturgy...

, a student and disciple of John Keble

John Keble

John Keble was an English churchman and poet, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, and gave his name to Keble College, Oxford.-Early life:...

 and, like the other members of the movement, associated with Oxford University. A prolific writer, Williams wrote poetry and prose including the well known Tract: "On Reserve in Communicating Religious Knowledge".

Controversy

In 1841, Williams had been suggested as John Keble's successor as the professor of poetry at Oxford. Due to furor raised by Newman's Tract XC, and Williams' association with the Oxford Men, the election became a referendum on Tractarianism. The controversy created became so heated that Williams withdrew his name and James Garbett

James Garbett

James Garbett was a British academic and clergyman, who became Archdeacon of Chichester.He was a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. He was an opponent of the Oxford Movement, and an Evangelical....

was given the position.

External links

• Isaac Williams at Project Canterbury