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Memorializing William Tyndale
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William Tyndale, the Bible translator and Reformation martyr, enjoyed a sudden
revival of interest in the mid-nineteenth century. This article examines one
important aspect of his Victorian rehabilitation – his memorialization in stone
and bronze. It analyses the campaigns to,erect two monuments in his honour – a
tower on Nibley Knoll in Gloucestershire, inaugurated in 1866; and a statue in
central London, on the Thames Embankment, unveiled in 1884. Both enjoyed wide
support across the political and ecclesiastical spectrum of Protestantism, and
anti-Catholicism was especially prominent in the first initiative. Both
monuments emphasized the blessings of the Bible in English, the importance of
religious liberty, and the prosperity of England and the Empire as a result of
its Reformation heritage. The article argues that controversy concerning
Tractarianism and biblical criticism was brushed under the carpet, and Tyndales
distinctive evangelical theology was deliberately downplayed, in order to
present the martyr as a unifying figure attractive to a broad Protestant
coalition.
Title: Memorializing William Tyndale
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William Tyndale, the Bible translator and Reformation martyr, enjoyed a sudden
revival of interest in the mid-nineteenth century.
This article examines one
important aspect of his Victorian rehabilitation – his memorialization in stone
and bronze.
It analyses the campaigns to,erect two monuments in his honour – a
tower on Nibley Knoll in Gloucestershire, inaugurated in 1866; and a statue in
central London, on the Thames Embankment, unveiled in 1884.
Both enjoyed wide
support across the political and ecclesiastical spectrum of Protestantism, and
anti-Catholicism was especially prominent in the first initiative.
Both
monuments emphasized the blessings of the Bible in English, the importance of
religious liberty, and the prosperity of England and the Empire as a result of
its Reformation heritage.
The article argues that controversy concerning
Tractarianism and biblical criticism was brushed under the carpet, and Tyndales
distinctive evangelical theology was deliberately downplayed, in order to
present the martyr as a unifying figure attractive to a broad Protestant
coalition.
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