John Richardson Illingworth (26 June 1848 – 22 August 1915) was an English Anglican priest, philosopher, and theologian. He was a notable member of the set of liberal Anglo-Catholic theologians based in Oxford, and he contributed two chapters to the influential Lux Mundi.[6][7]

J. R. Illingworth
Born
John Richardson Illingworth

(1848-06-26)26 June 1848
London, England
Died22 August 1915(1915-08-22) (aged 67)
Longworth, England
Spouse
Agnes Louisa Gutteres
(m. 1883)
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordained
  • 1875 (deacon)
  • 1876 (priest)
Congregations served
St Mary's Church, Longworth
Academic background
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford
Influences
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-disciplinePhilosophical theology[5]
School or traditionLiberal Anglo-Catholicism
Institutions

Early life and education

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Illingworth was born in London on 26 June 1848[8] to an Anglo-Catholic family,[9] the second son of Edward Arthur Illingworth (1807–1883), chaplain to Middlesex House of Correction,[10] and his wife, Mary Taylor.[11] He was educated at St Paul's School, an all-boys public school in London.[12] As a child, he worshipped at St Alban's Church, Holborn, and at All Saints, Margaret Street.[12] He won both an exhibition and a scholarship to attend the University of Oxford.[13] He then studied literae humaniores (classical studies) at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and achieved first-class honours in both mods and greats,[14] graduating in 1871 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[15]

In 1900, Illingworth was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD) degree by the University of Edinburgh.[16][17]

Career

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St Mary's Church, Longworth

From 1872 to 1883, Illingworth was a Fellow and Tutor of Jesus College, Oxford, and a Tutor of Keble College, Oxford.[18] He was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1875 and as a priest in 1876.[19] From 1883 until his death, he was Rector of St Mary's Church, Longworth in the Diocese of Oxford.[18] He was also a Select Preacher of the University of Oxford from 1882 to 1891 and of the University of Cambridge from 1884 to 1895.[18] In 1894, he gave the Bampton Lectures at the University of Oxford; the series was titled "Personality, Human and Divine".[20] He was made an honorary canon of Christ Church, Oxford, on 6 February 1905.[21]

Personal life

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In June 1883, Illingworth became engaged to Agnes Louisa Gutteres.[22] They were married at St Bartholomew's Church in Nymet Rowland, Devon, on 2 August 1883.[23]

Illingworth died on 22 August 1915 in Longworth, aged 67,[24] and was buried at St Mary's Church.[25]

Selected works

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  • Illingworth, J. R. (1881). Sermons Preached in a College Chapel. London: Macmillan and Co.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (1889). "The Problem of Pain: Its Bearing on Faith in God". In Gore, Charles (ed.). Lux Mundi.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (1889). "The Incarnation in Relation to Development". In Gore, Charles (ed.). Lux Mundi.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (1893). University and Cathedral Sermons. London: Macmillan and Co.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (1894). Personality, Human and Divine: Being the Bampton Lectures for the Year 1894. London: Macmillan and Co.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (1898). Divine Immanence: An Essay on the Spiritual Significance of Matter. London: Macmillan and Co.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (1902). Reason & Revelation: An Essay in Christian Apology. London: Macmillan and Co.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (1907). The Doctrine of the Trinity Apologetically Considered. London: Macmillan and Co.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (1911). Divine Transcendence and Its Reflection in Religious Authority. London: Macmillan and Co.
  • Illingworth, J. R. (1915). The Gospel Miracles: An Essay with Two Appendices. London: Macmillan and Co.

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Hoskins 1999, p. 193; Patrick 2009, pp. 260–261.
  2. ^ a b c Patrick 2009, p. 260.
  3. ^ Patrick 2009, p. 258.
  4. ^ Avis, Paul (1989). "The Atonement". In Wainwright, Geoffrey (ed.). Keeping the Faith: Essays to Mark the Centenary of Lux Mundi. London. p. 137.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Cited in Young 1992, p. 7.
  5. ^ Cantelon 1951.
  6. ^ "J. R. Illingworth". The Spectator. 3 November 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  7. ^ A. L. Illingworth 1917; "Illingworth, Rev. John Richardson" 2014.
  8. ^ Bengtsson 2006.
  9. ^ England 1997, p. 78.
  10. ^ Foster 1893, p. 514; Venn & Venn 1947, p. 515.
  11. ^ A. L. Illingworth 1917, p. 3.
  12. ^ a b A. L. Illingworth 1917, p. 5.
  13. ^ A. L. Illingworth 1917, p. 6.
  14. ^ A. L. Illingworth 1917, p. 6; "Illingworth, Rev. John Richardson" 2014.
  15. ^ Foster 1893, p. 514.
  16. ^ "University Intelligence". The Times. No. 36080. London. 3 March 1900. p. 8.
  17. ^ A. L. Illingworth 1917, p. 174.
  18. ^ a b c "Illingworth, Rev. John Richardson" 2014.
  19. ^ A. L. Illingworth 1917, p. 31.
  20. ^ J. R. Illingworth 1894; "Illingworth, Rev. John Richardson" 2014.
  21. ^ A. L. Illingworth 1917, p. 113; "Illingworth, Rev. John Richardson" 2014.
  22. ^ A. L. Illingworth 1917, p. 67.
  23. ^ A. L. Illingworth 1917, p. 72.
  24. ^ A. L. Illingworth 1917, pp. 290–291, 340; "Illingworth, Rev. John Richardson" 2014.
  25. ^ Patrick 2009, p. 278.

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