Talk:Clapham Sect
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editAm I right in saying that the Clapham sect did a lot more than just help to bring about the abolition of slavery, which seems to be the (entirely commendable) content of this entry so far?
This article needs to be expanded!
- indeed, they created a lot of societies. There is an impressive list in the book "William Wilberforce" by William Hague. --Amy8492 (talk) 09:19, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
Religious sects of members
editAccording to http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museumcollections/collections/storydetail.php?irn=133 (usually reliable) Thomas Thompson (1754-1828) was a member of the sect, however he was a Weslyan Methodist, and the article appears to say that members were Anglicans.
Without getting involved in the fine details, if the Thomas Thompson bio/source is wrong please correct it or leave a message on the talk page.
Otherwise I will assume that Thompson was an exception. I assumed that Wesleyism is taken to be outside the church of England.Oranjblud (talk) 15:44, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
Single source
editThis article needs additional secondary sources, instead of relying on a single source. Isaidnoway (talk) 17:41, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Sources
edit- The Clapham Group - 1701-1800 - Church History Timeline
- strange map 499 - Clapham Common, Ground Zero of the Saints
- William Wilberforce (1759-1833): The Shrimp Who Stopped Slavery by Christopher D. Hancock
- Clapham Sect - British religious group - Britannica.com
- William Wilberforce 'condoned slavery', Colonial Office papers reveal - The Guardian - Davies, Caroline. Monday 2 August 2010.
- Do-gooders in 1790s London - The Economist - Aug 26th 2010
~~ Xb2u7Zjzc32 (talk) 19:51, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
As regards the opening sentence below, it should read "late 18th century," instead of "early."
"The Clapham Sect, or Clapham Saints, were a group of Church of England social reformers based in Clapham, London, in the early 18th century (active 1780s–1840s)."
21st Century Evangelical Claims to 18th and 19th social reform(ism)
editTo what extent do modern Evangelical thinkers claim social movements like this AS Evangelical? I suggest a set of paragraphs (or more) on who now claims the (once-termed) 'Claphamites' as their intellectual forebears. MaynardClark (talk) 00:24, 16 August 2020 (UTC)