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Assize Sermon on National Apostasy
- When
- 14 July 1833
- Where
- Oxford
John Keble preached the Assize Sermon in Oxford on 14 July 1833, protesting the Irish Church Temporalities Bill and denying Parliament's authority over Irish dioceses.
The sermon, titled 'National Apostasy,' was delivered in response to the Irish Church Temporalities Bill, which proposed merging dioceses and eliminating vestry assessments. Keble argued that the British Parliament lacked the authority to abolish dioceses in Ireland, an act that sparked the Tractarian movement.
Sources
- John Keble Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
- Oxford Movement Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17
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