Clerical Profession in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1680-1840

W. M. Jacob examines the concept of ''profession'' during the later Stuart and Georgian period, with special reference to the clergy of the Church of England. He describes their social backgrounds, how they were recruited, selected, and educated, and obtained jobs; how they were paid, and their lifestyles and family life, as well as examining the evidence for what they did as leaders of worship, p...