EBOOK Anglicanism and the British Empire, c.1700-1850

Between 1700 and 1850 the Church of England was the among the most powerful and        influential religious, social, and political forces in Britain. This was also a        momentous time for the British Empire, during which it developed and then lost the        North American colonies, extended into India, and settled the colonies of Australia        and New Zealand. Public understanding of this expanding empire was influentially        created and promulgated by the Church of England as a consequence of itsmissionary        engagement with these colonies, and its role in providing churches for British        settlers. Rowan Strong examines how that Anglican Christian understanding of the        British Empire shaped the identities both of the people living in British colonies        in North America, Bengal, Australia, and New Zealandduring this period - including        colonists, indigenous peoples, and Negro slaves - and of the English in Britain.