Richard Ward

The New Testament books were written to be read aloud. The original audiences of these texts would have been unfamiliar with our current practice of reading silently and processing with our eyes rather than our ears, so we can learn much about the New Testament through performing it ourselves. Richard Ward and David Trobisch are here to help. Bringing the Word to Life walks the reader through what we know about the culture of performance in the first and second centuries, what it took to perform an early New Testament manuscript, the benefits of performance for teaching, and practical suggestions for exploring New Testament texts through performance today.

This edition of the Life of Henry More by Richard Ward is the outcome of twin initiatives: from Rupert Hall and from delegates at the conference on the Cambridge Platonists held at Nantes in 1993. The project took shape at a meeting of the editorial team at Christ's College in 1994. The editors wish to express their thanks to the Master and Fellows of Christ's College for permission to print the unpublished manuscript section of Ward's Life and for their generosity in supporting the project. We also thank the British Academy for the Major Research Award towards the cost of producing the printed copy. We thank John L. Dawson, Manager of the Literary and Linguistic Computing Centre of the University of Cambridge and his staff, Beatrix Bown and Rosemary Rodd, for their technical assistance with the physical preparation of the text. Thanks also to Douglas de Lacey for his help with Greek and Latin orthography, and to James Binns for his help in identifying some quotations. We are particularly grateful to Beatrix Bown for her unfailingly patient work in transcribing and correcting the printed and manuscript texts. S. H. 06j/t . J;pt:. l. ~0i37. J£ti7tU 7. 2 /mz,·rtlln J Ll1t'tz,//Utn LO, ~ "IEl-I"/(/ll 2 O. Engraved portrait of Henry More, by D. Loggan: Frontispiece to The Life of Henry More, by Richard Ward, London, 1710. vii TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface V List of Illustrations: VIll Introduction: I. Richard Ward IX II.

With a pedigree extending over eleven editions, students can be sure that Walker and Walker's English Legal System provides an excellent grounding in the English legal system. The book covers all areas commonly taught on undergraduate courses, with a focus on judicial and legislative developments. The eleventh edition has been substantially revised to ensure an even closer fit to courses, including the introduction of a new opening chapter to provide a clear overview of the subject. 'Key issues' boxes have been added to highlight key debates, and thought-provoking questions help students to think critically about the issues. This edition further benefits from a fresh new text design, making the book even easier to use. Online Resource Centre The book is supported by an Online Resource Centre offering a range of additional resources, including topical case studies, updates to the law, legal skills advice, the authors' thoughts on the questions in the book, and links to other useful web sites.

The Cambridge Platonist, Henry More (1614-1687), was a dominant figure on the 17th-century intellectual scene. His life spanned both the political revolutions of the English Civil War and its aftermath and the intellectual revolution in 17th-century science and philosophy. More was highly regarded in his own day as a metaphysician, although the combination of receptivity to the new (such as his admiration of Galileo, Descartes and Boyle) and defence of traditional thinking (notably his belief in witchcraft) makes him a difficult figure to assess today. The heterodoxy of his theological views notwithstanding, More was an important spokesman for moderation within the Anglican Church after the Restoration, and a key figure in the Latitudinarian movement. This text is the only biographical account of him by one of his contemporaries. The almost hagiographical tone is ample testimony to the high regard in which More was held by his admirers. Ward's "Life" is an important document of intellectual and cultural history which testifies to the continuing impact of More's ideas in the Enlightenment. Among other topics, Ward's biography registers the impact of Quakerism in the late-17th century and includes important details about More's "heroine pupil", Anne Conway. The present edition prints both the only modern edition of the printed part of Ward's account first published in 1710, together with the manuscript Account of More's writings.