The controversy had lasting consequences for both English religion and politics:
The dispute revolved around the fundamental nature of the Christian Church and its relationship to the state: The Church of England and the Bangorian Controv...
: In 1716, Hoadly published Preservative against the Principles and Practices of Non-Jurors , attacking the "Non-juring" clergy who had refused to swear allegiance to the Hanoverian King George I. The controversy had lasting consequences for both English
The (1716–1721) was one of the most significant ideological and theological conflicts within the Church of England during the 18th century . It pitted "High Church" proponents of ecclesiastical authority against "Low Church" Latitudinarians who favored a religion of private conscience. Origin and Key Figures Origin and Key Figures : Hoadly's radical Erastian
: Hoadly's radical Erastian views—denying the spiritual authority of the church—faced immediate backlash from figures like William Law , Thomas Sherlock , and Andrew Snape . Core Theological Arguments