| 1800 | Edward Bouverie Pusey was born August 22. | 1825-7 | Studied in Germany to prepare himself as a defender of Orthodoxy against German rationalism. | 1827 | Returned to England. Published An Historical Enquiry into the Probable Causes of the Rationalist Character lately predominant in the Theology of Germany. |
1828 | Ordained Deacon. Appointed Regius Professor of Hebrew in Oxford and given canonry at Christ Church. Married "in a rather romantic manner" Maria Catherine. She died of consumption 11 years later. Three of their four children died in Pusey's lifetime. |
1833 | In response to increasing liberalism, he published papers such as "Remarks on the Perspective and Past Benefits of Cathedral Institutions." | 1835 | Began to contribute to Newman's Tracts for the Times with his tracts on Scriptural Views of Holy Baptism | 1836 | Tracts on the Holy Eucharist published. Plan made for Oxford Library of the Fathers, a compilation and translation of the writings of the church fathers by several contributors. Eventually resulted in 48 volumes. | 1838 | First volume of the Fathers appeared, St. Augustine, prefaced by Pusey. | 1839-41 | Defends the Tractarians publicly, especially Newman's Tract No. XC. | 1841 | Newman leaves Oxford. Pusey becomes active as leader of the Oxford Movement. | 1843 | Preached his controversial sermon, "The Holy Eucharist: a Comfort to the Penitent," which resulted in the suspension of his duties as university preacher. | 1845--50 | Worked outside the university to establish Anglican sisterhoods, revive the practice of private confession, and encourage the spread of ritualism. Suspected of sympathy with Rome. | 1846 | Resumed preaching at Oxford. | 1850 | He asserted that he intented "to die in the bosom of the church of England," when other Tractarians were seceding to the Roman church. | 1850--54 | Fought against reform in the university, supporting the old tutorial system and continuance of religious training. | 1855 | Famous sermons on the Nature of Faith in relation to Reason. | 1864 | Daniel the Prophet published as a reaction against Essays and Reviews. | 1865--75 | Published Eirenicons2, articles advocating union of the Roman and English churches. | 1870--3 | Successfully fought to keep Athanasian Creed in the church. | 1882 | Died and was buried in the cathedral at Oxford |
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Last modified 18 June 2018
Thanks to Sebastian Randle from Argentina for correcting an error.