Theology on the Web at 25: Achievement #2: Digitisation of “The Churchman”

The Churchman is an Anglican theological journal published by The Church Society. It was first published in 1879 and the first series (known as the old series) of 14 volumes ran until 1886. The new series began in 1887 and continues to this day. In 2020 the journal changed its name to The Global Anglican.

In 2012 I approached the Director of the Church Society with an offer to digitise the journal. The Church Society’s archive of The Churchman was lost in a fire many years ago and so it has been necessary to obtain copies from several libraries around the UK, as complete sets are extremely rare. In December I was able to borrow the remaining volumes of the Old Series from Wycliffe Hall in Oxford and this series is now complete. As for the new series, only 7 issues are still missing [Vol. 12, No’s 109-111, 120 (1897-1898); Vol. 15, No’s 145-147 (1900-1901)]. If anyone has copies of these that they would be willing to make available for scanning, please let me know.

If you would like to view the 784 articles in the old series and the 5,880 currently available in the new series, please use the links below:

The Churchman (old series)

The Churchman (new series)

Below is a brief selection of articles from this vast archive of Anglican scholarship.

• E.S., “Frances Ridley Havergal,” The Churchman (os) 1.1 (Oct. 1879): 57-60.
• Eugene Stock, “The New Missions in Africa,” The Churchman (os) 1.2 (Nov. 1879): 118-122.
• Charles D. Bell, “John Bunyan,” The Churchman (os) 7.42 (March 1883): 431-449.
• Henry Wace, “George Herbert’s Life and Character,” The Churchman (os) 8.44 (May 1883): 81-94.
• George G. Perry, “Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury,” The Churchman (os) 8.48 (Sept. 1883): 425-436.
• Charles D. Bell, “Samuel Taylor Coleridge,” The Churchman (os) 9.50 (Nov. 1883): 93-114.
• Alfred Plummer, “’The Doctrine of the Twelve Apostles [The Didache]’,” The Churchman (os) 10.58 (July 1884): 274-275.
• J. Hinton Knowles, “Raymund Lull,” The Churchman (os) 11.61 (Oct. 1884): 22-34.
• C.R. Alford, “John Wycliffe,” The Churchman (os) 11.63 (Dec. 1884): 196-207.
• Arthur Charles Garbett, “The Natural Theology of Sir Isaac Newton,” The Churchman (os) 12.68 (May 1885): 91-108.
• Alfred Plummer [1841-1926], “The Venerable Bede,” The Churchman (os) 12.70 (July 1885): 274-289.
• Albinia Brodrick, “Jane Austen,” The Churchman (os) 13.74 (Nov. 1885): 95-108.
• H.J. Warner, “The Albigenses,” The Churchman 13.131 (August 1899): 588-597.
• H.J. Warner, “The Albigenses (continued),” The Churchman 13.132 (Sept. 1899): 628-637.
• H.J. Warner, “The Albigenses, Part III,” The Churchman 14.134 (Nov. 1899): 86-94.
• H.J. Warner, “The Albigenses, Part IV,” The Churchman 14.135 (Dec. 1899): 136-145.
• W. Burnet, “Hora Petrina; or, St. Peter’s Life and Character as Seen in His Epistles,” The Churchman 14.137 (Feb. 1900): 257-265.
• ‘Historicus’, “Montanism and the Early Church,” The Churchman 14.139 (April 1900): 361-373.
• W. Hay M.H. Aitken, “The Late D.L. Moody as a Preacher,” The Churchman 14.143 (August 1900): 592-602.
• William Edward Bowen [1862-1938], “Jesus Christ’s Use of the Title ‘The Son of Man’,” The Churchman 15.150 (March 1901): 315-323.
• William Edward Bowen [1862-1938], “Jesus Christ’s Use of the Title ‘The Son of Man’,” The Churchman 15.151 (April 1901): 350-358.
• Henry Billiter Colchester, “John Huss,” The Churchman 15.155 (August 1901): 587-598.
• Francis Ryan Montgomery Hitchcock [1867-1951], “The Lord’s Prayer: Its Liturgical Use and Meaning in the Early Church,” The Churchman 16.159 (Dec. 1901): 135-141.
• Henry Wace [1836-1924], “The Use of Old Testament Prophecy in the New Testament,” The Churchman 17.172 (Jan. 1903): 169-176.
• F.E. Spencer, “The Principles of the Interpretation of the Apocalypse,” The Churchman 17.172 (Jan. 1903): 186-193.
• Henry Wace [1836-1924], “The General Character of Old Testament Prophecy,” The Churchman 17.175 (April 1903): 363-371.
• A.C. Jennings, “The Boats of the Gospel Story,” The Churchman 18.181 (Oct. 1903): 9-18.
• Handley Carr Glyn Moule [1841-1920], “Our Lord’s Use of Scripture,” The Churchman 18.188 (May 1904): 389-393.
• James Paterson Sheraton [1841-1906], “The Process of Inspiration,” The Churchman 18.189 (June 1904): 475-485.
• F. Ernest Spencer, “The Primitive Expectation of the Messiah,” The Churchman 19.195 (Dec. 1904): 109-118.
• F. Ernest Ernest, “The Primitive Expectation of the Messiah,” The Churchman 19.196 (Jan. 1905): 176-184.
• Augustus Hyde Tredway Clarke [1877-1948], “The Work and Worth of Wesley,” The Churchman 20.7 [No. 7, ns] (July 1906): 431-438.
• Handley Carr Glyn Moule [1841-1920], “The Ascension as Fact,” The Churchman 20.10 [No. 10, ns] (Oct. 1906): 583-591.