John Richardson Illingworth (26 June 1848 – 22 August 1915) was an English

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priest, philosopher, and theologian. He was a notable member of the set of

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theologians based in

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, and he contributed two chapters to the influential '' Lux Mundi''.

Early life and education

Illingworth was born in

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on 26 June 1848 to an

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family, the second son of Edward Arthur Illingworth (1807–1883), chaplain to Middlesex House of Correction, and his wife, Mary Taylor. He was educated at St Paul's School, an all-boys public school in London. As a child, he worshipped at

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, and at

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. He won both an

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and a scholarship to attend the

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. He then studied '' literae humaniores'' (

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) at

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, and achieved

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in both mods and greats, graduating in 1871 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. In 1900, Illingworth was awarded an

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(DD) degree by the

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Career

From 1872 to 1883, Illingworth was a

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and

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, and a Tutor of

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. He was

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in the

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as a

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in 1875 and as a

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in 1876. From 1883 until his death, he was Rector of St Mary's Church,

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in the

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. He was also a Select Preacher of the

from 1882 to 1891 and of the

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from 1884 to 1895. In 1894, he gave the

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at the University of Oxford; the series was titled "Personality, Human and Divine". He was made an

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, on 6 February 1905.

Personal life

In June 1883, Illingworth became engaged to Agnes Louisa Gutteres. They were married at St Bartholomew's Church in Nymet Rowland, Devon, on 2 August 1883. Illingworth died on 22 August 1915 in

, aged 67, and was buried at St Mary's Church.

Selected works

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References

Footnotes

Bibliography

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External links

Online books by J. R. Illingworth
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