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John Frederick Denison Maurice (29 August 1805 – 1 April 1872) was an English Anglican theologian, a prolific author, and one of the founders of Christian socialism. Since the Second World War, interest in Maurice has expanded. [40] Early life and education.
Frederick Denison Maurice (born Aug. 29, 1805, Normanston, Suffolk, Eng.—died April 1, 1872, London) was a major English theologian of 19th-century Anglicanism and prolific author, remembered chiefly as a founder of Christian Socialism.
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He returned to Cambridge in triumph in 1866 as the Professor of Moral Philosophy there, and, in a sense, he also returned to King's, where there is now an F. D. Maurice Professorship in Moral and Social Philosophy.
F D Maurice was born in 1805, the son of a Unitarian clergyman. He studied civil law at Cambridge, but refused the degree in 1827 rather than declare himself an Anglican. However, he was later converted, and in 1834 was ordained to the priesthood.
English Anglican Theologian | Prolific Author | Founder of Christian Socialism | Since World War II, interest in Maurice has expanded | In 1853, F. D. Maurice was dismissed from his professional chair at King’s College, London, for what was little more than a cautious modification of the traditional doctrine of hell: a storm of controversy brake...
F. D. Maurice King’s in Victorian Britain Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872) can be counted amongst the most prominent theologians of the modern Anglican Church. At a time of economic, social, and political turmoil in the mid-19th century, he became the spiritual leader of the influential ‘Christian Socialism’ movement.
In 1854, 55 volumes were presented to King's College by F D Maurice and in 1926 Major General Sir F Maurice gave to King's College Library c350 volumes on theology from the library of F D Maurice, which were dispersed through the library's collection.
