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STE PH E N J . PE TE RSO N GLADSTONE’S INFLUENCE IN AMERICA Reactions in the Press to Modern Religion & Politics Gladstone’s Influence in America Stephen J. Peterson Gladstone’s Influence in America Reactions in the Press to Modern Religion and Politics Stephen J. Peterson Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK, USA ISBN 978-3-319-97995-3 ISBN 978-3-319-97996-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97996-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018955504 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: Walker Art Library / Alamy Stock Photo Cover design by Tom Howey This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland For Debbie and David A cknowledgments This book grew out of my doctoral thesis at the University of Stirling in Scotland. Grateful acknowledgment is extended first to the university for its flexibility and accommodation of foreign graduate research stu- dents. I also wish to recognize the University of Oklahoma for providing public access to visiting scholars, a benefit that provided me with an abundance of primary source material for this project. I am grateful as well to the staff at Palgrave Macmillan for their professionalism and guidance, and for the peer reviewers they provided who gave me essen- tial advice during the editing process. To the many brilliant Gladstonian and nineteenth-century Anglo-American scholars—too numerous to name here—I am greatly indebted. My heartfelt thanks are extended to David Bebbington, a co- dedicatee of this book and my supervising pro- fessor at Stirling. His remarkable commitment to scholarship is an inspi- ration to me and many others, and his wisdom was of inestimable value in guiding my research. Finally, my utmost thanks and appreciation is reserved for my wife Debbie, also a co-dedicatee. She has been a con- stant source of encouragement and support throughout the project. The completion of this book would not have been possible without her. vii c ontents Part I P rologue 1 1 Introduction 3 2 Religion, Politics, and Journalism: Modern Influences in Nineteenth-Century America 19 Part II Gladstone as Champion of Religious Liberty 37 3 The Politics of Religion: Disestablishing the Irish Church 39 4 The Specter of Popery: Infallibility and the Vatican Decrees 61 5 Atheism and Politics: The Charles Bradlaugh Imbroglio 101 Part III Gladstone and the Battle for Orthodox Religion 123 6 Science Versus the Bible: Debating T.H. Huxley 125 7 Battling Aggressive Infidelity: Debating Robert Ingersoll 151 ix x CONTENTS 8 Defending Orthodoxy: Reviewing Robert Elsmere and Gladstone’s Works of Joseph Butler 171 Part IV Epilogue 187 9 In Memoriam: America Remembers Gladstone 189 10 Conclusion 215 Bibliography 221 Index 239 A bbreviAtions PrimAry source PublicAtions ACQR American Catholic Quarterly Review AR Andover Review BQR Baptist Quarterly Review CA Christian Advocate CO Christian Observer CON Congregationalist CT Chicago Tribune CU Christian Union CW Catholic World HW Harper’s Weekly IND Independent MQR Methodist Quarterly Review NAR North American Review NYE New York Evangelist NYH New York Herald NYO New York Observer NYT New York Times NY.Trib New York Tribune SR Springfield Republican TN The Nation UR Unitarian Review ZH Zion’s Herald individuAls WEG William Ewart Gladstone xi PART I Prologue
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