A Hook, Walter Farquhar 1798-1875 creator text utu 2024 Seventh edition, revised and augmented. monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A Church Dictionary" by Walter Farquhar Hook is an ecclesiastical reference work written in the mid-19th century. The dictionary serves as an instructional text intended to clarify and explain important theological terms, church doctrines, and church practices for its readers, particularly laypersons and parishioners. Its comprehensive entries cover various aspects of church history, doctrine, architecture, and administration. The opening of "A Church Dictionary" outlines its evolution from monthly tracts aimed at educating parishioners to a more extensive and structured reference work. Hook describes the dictionary’s aim to address misconceptions about the Church of England's doctrines and practices, as well as to provide a resource for understanding diverse Christian communities. The preface emphasizes the dictionary's increased utility through the addition of more terms and references to authoritative sources, reflecting the changing circumstances of the Church and the misunderstandings prevalent regarding its teachings. The initial entries sample a range of key religious concepts and terms, revealing the text’s depth and breadth in discussing ecclesiastical topics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2024-10-06 Richard Tonsing, Peter Podgoršek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: London: John Murray, 1854 Episcopal Church -- Dictionaries Theology -- Dictionaries Church of England -- Dictionaries BR London: John Murray, 1854 32016679 http://archive.org/details/churchdictionary00hook https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74523 http://archive.org/details/churchdictionary00hook https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74523 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134727.0 74523