Sentence examples for ecclesiastical establishment from inspiring English sources

New configurations of political power were beginning to force the church into a subordinate role, a process that involved a fundamental reallocation of authority and resources from the ecclesiastical establishment to the monarch.

A second reason for the character of Muscovite cultural development in the 17th century was the preponderant role of the church and, later, of the state, which took over at last the assets, liabilities, and responsibilities of the ecclesiastical establishment.

If you buy the argument in James Madison's famous "Memorial and Remonstrance" (1785) that forcing a citizen to "contribute three pence" in taxes to a religious organisation will grease a slippery slope toward full ecclesiastical establishment and the decimation of religious freedom, you'll side with the ACLU.

John Adams made a long speech and Samuel Adams another; both of whom said, "There is, indeed, an ecclesiastical establishment in our province; but a very slender one, hardly to be called an establishment". When they would permit, we brought up facts, which they tried to explain away, but could not.

For other kingdoms than his native Northumbria, such as Wessex and Kent, Bede had an informant within the ecclesiastical establishment who supplied him with additional information.

The idea that the ecclesiastical establishment before Jocelin was simply a small church with a larger Gaelic or British monastic establishment has been discredited by scholars.

What influence, in fact, have ecclesiastical establishments [p724] had on Civil Society?

Because experience witnesseth that ecclesiastical establishments, instead of maintaining the purity and efficacy of Religion, have had a contrary operation.

It is the practice of many institutions, such as universities, professional and commercial organizations, and ecclesiastical establishments, to set up their own archive departments.

At the time of the Reformation in Switzerland, material was transferred from ecclesiastical establishments to the authorities of Zürich and other municipalities, eventually forming important components of their museums.

Hōnen established his headquarters in the midst of the city of Kyōto, away from ecclesiastical establishments, and gathered together devoted disciples, including Shinran, who was to become the founder of the Jōdo Shinshū (True Pure Land sect).