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Yates, Nigel
Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of Wales, Lampeter, and Director of the University Research Centre and Provincial Archives Adviser to the Church in Wales
Print publication date: 2006 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2006 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-924238-2 |
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doi:10.1093/0199242380.003.0004
Abstract: This chapter examines the pastoral functions of the churches in Ireland. It considers the educational and social background of the clergy, the role of the laity, public worship, and the principle elements of the programmes of religious reform in Ireland. The chapter is arranged thematically, and not on the basis of denominational divisions.
Keywords: parishes, churches, congregations, services, catechizing, clergy, laity, visitation,
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