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Introduction Introduction
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Counting and Classifying Protestants Counting and Classifying Protestants
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Renewal and Revival Renewal and Revival
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Social and Global Engagements Social and Global Engagements
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Anti-Catholicism Anti-Catholicism
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Conclusion: Avoiding Hindsight Conclusion: Avoiding Hindsight
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References References
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Suggested Reading Suggested Reading
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4 Protestant Ireland: Variety and Vitality, 1800–1914
Get accessJohn Wolffe is Professor of Religious History at The Open University. He is the author and editor of numerous publications relating to religion, evangelicalism, and nationalism in Britain and Ireland, including (with Mark Hutchinson) A Short History of Global Evangelicalism (Cambridge University Press, 2012); Irish Religious Conflict in Comparative Perspective (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014); and Sacred and Secular Martyrdom in Britain and Ireland Since 1914 (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020).
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Published:22 February 2024
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Abstract
Irish Protestantism in this period must be understood on its own terms in all its diversity and vitality rather than stereotyping it by over-emphasizing its anti-Catholic aspect. Together with the major groupings of the (Anglican) Church of Ireland and the Presbyterians, smaller denominations became more numerous. While Protestant, and especially Presbyterian, strength was greatest in the northeast, the Church of Ireland had a presence throughout the island. During the early nineteenth century Irish Protestantism was reshaped by the impact of evangelicalism and subsequently gained renewed impetus from the Ulster revival of 1859. There were extensive social engagements, notably with education and temperance, together with a strong commitment to overseas mission and international networks such as the Evangelical Alliance. Controversial endeavours to proselytize Catholics were indeed a significant strand in this history, but for all its insecurities and crises, nineteenth-century Irish Protestantism was much more than a merely sectarian movement.
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