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Archbishop's visit

Norwich Cathedral Library The Close Norwich NR1 4DH

Exhibition
Monday 14th July - Wednesday 23rd July
Opening on 14 July at 1pm; thereafter weekdays 9.30am - 4.30pm
An exhibition of material from the library's collections relating to the Oxford Movement, its forerunners, and its subsequent impact on the Church of England.

John Keble's Assize sermon on National Apostasy
Monday 14th July at 1pm
A public reading of the sermon which has been seen as the beginning of the Oxford Movement.

On 14 July 1833, John Keble preached a sermon on "National apostasy". This sermon came to be seen as the beginning of the Oxford Movement, essentially a group of people, mostly based in the University of Oxford, who sought to renew the apostolic tradition of the Church of England.

The key early figures of the Movement included John Keble, John Henry (later Cardinal) Newman, Edward Pusey, and Hurrell Froude. Their activities included the publication of a series of "Tracts for the Times" on various aspects of doctrine and liturgy, causing the group to be known as Tractarians. The influence of the Movement and its ideas were far-reaching and remain an integral part of the Church of England today.

Some key issues stressed by the Movement were the importance of awe in religion, as a companion to private prayer, and social concern, visible in the siting of many Anglo-Catholic churches in slum areas of towns and cities.

Oxford Apostles
Wednesday 16th July at 1pm
Canon Jeremy Haselock discusses some of the key figures associated with the Oxford Movement.

Literal and mystical: the Oxford Movement and biblical exegesis
Wednesday 16th July at 1pm
In Tract 89 of the Tracts for the Times, John Keble discusses the method of studying the Bible employed by the Early Fathers. This talk will discuss Tract 89, and investigate the richness of recognizing levels of meaning in a text, and the use of the method in other disciplines.

The Oxford Movement: its impact upon a country parish
Thursday 17th July at 1pm
The Revd Robert Beaken talks about how the ideas of the Oxford Movement influenced a particular country parish in very practical and visible ways.

The Oxford Movement's impact on the religious life in East Anglia
Friday 18th July at 1pm
Sister Violet, of the Community of All Hallows, Ditchingham, will speak about the foundation of religious communities and in particular of the Community of All Hallows and its founder, William Scudamore. Free (donations to the library welcome).  

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