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Thomas Keble (25 October 1793, in
Fairford Fairford is a market town in Gloucestershire, England. The town lies in the Cotswold hills on the River Coln, east of Cirencester, west of Lechlade and north of Swindon. Nearby are RAF Fairford and the Cotswold Water Park. History I ...
– 5 September 1875) was a Church of England clergyman, younger brother of
John Keble John Keble (25 April 1792 – 29 March 1866) was an English Anglican priest and poet who was one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Keble College, Oxford, is named after him. Early life Keble was born on 25 April 1792 in Fairford, Glouces ...
. Keble was Vicar of Bisley,
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from 1827 to 1873. He contributed four of the ''
Tracts for the Times The Tracts for the Times were a series of 90 theological publications, varying in length from a few pages to book-length, produced by members of the English Oxford Movement, an Anglo-Catholic revival group, from 1833 to 1841. There were about a do ...
'', three of them under a pseudonym also used by his brother, Richard Nelson.


Life

Keble was born on 25 October 1793 at
Fairford Fairford is a market town in Gloucestershire, England. The town lies in the Cotswold hills on the River Coln, east of Cirencester, west of Lechlade and north of Swindon. Nearby are RAF Fairford and the Cotswold Water Park. History I ...
,
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, where his father, John Keble, was
vicar A vicar (; Latin: '' vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English p ...
of
Coln St Aldwyns Coln St Aldwyns (sometimes Coln St Aldwyn) is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of the English county of Gloucestershire. History Name The designation "St Aldwyns" () is attested from the 12th century, and differentiates ...
. He and his elder brother,
John Keble John Keble (25 April 1792 – 29 March 1866) was an English Anglican priest and poet who was one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Keble College, Oxford, is named after him. Early life Keble was born on 25 April 1792 in Fairford, Glouces ...
, were educated at home by their father until each went to Oxford. At the same early age (fourteen), he was elected a Gloucestershire scholar of
Corpus Christi College, Oxford Corpus Christi College (formally, Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford; informally abbreviated as Corpus or CCC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517 by Richard Fo ...
, on 31 March 1808. In 1811 he graduated B.A., having gained a second class in classics and a third class (then called a second below the line) in mathematics. He was ordained as a deacon in December 1816, and priest in 1817. From the beginning of 1817 to the end of 1818 he had the parochial charge of
Windrush Windrush may refer to: Places in England * Windrush Square, precinct in south London * River Windrush, a river in Gloucestershire * Windrush, Gloucestershire, a village in Gloucestershire ** RAF Windrush, a Royal Air Force station in World War II ...
and
Sherborne, Gloucestershire Sherborne is a village and civil parish almost east of Northleach in Gloucestershire. Sherborne is a linear village, extending more than a mile along the valley of Sherborne Brook, a tributary of the River Windrush. The place-name 'Sherborn ...
. In the autumn of 1819 he became college tutor at Corpus. At the time he headed the list of scholars, and, according to a. contemporary at Corpus, accepted the post reluctantly, after several previous refusals (Life of Phelps). In 1820 he became probationary fellow, and while residing at Oxford as tutor shared with his brother the curacies of East Leach and Burthrop until 1824, when he became curate of
Cirencester Cirencester ( , ; see #Pronunciation, below for more variations) is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames. It is the List of ...
. In 1825 be married Elizabeth Jane Clarke, daughter of a former fellow of Corpus, afterwards rector of
Meyseyhampton Meysey Hampton (also known as Maisey Hampton or Maiseyhampton) is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, approximately to the south-east of Gloucester. It lies in the south of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beau ...
. In 1827 he was instituted to the living of
Bisley, Gloucestershire Bisley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bisley-with-Lypiatt, in the Stroud District, Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England, about east of Stroud. The once-extensive manor included Stroud and Chalford, Thrupp and ...
, then a scattered parish with a number of outlying hamlets with a poor and neglected population. He persevered, in spite of many discouragements, in improving the bodily and spiritual condition of the people, and there are now three consecrated churches with districts assigned to them taken out of the old parish, besides a consecrated
chapel of ease A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church architecture, church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently, generally due to trav ...
with a conventional district. He founded the parish church of
Bussage Bussage is a village in Gloucestershire, England, in the district of Stroud. Geography There is an older part to the village and a newer part. The village is situated close to the A419, between Brimscombe, Eastcombe and Chalford Hill, a ...
, dedicated to St Michael & All Angels and consecrated in 1846. His whole thoughts were absorbed in his parish. He was one of the first in England to revive the daily service in church, both morning and evening— a feature in his parish work which is made the subject of a beautiful poem by his friend Isaac Williams.Isaac Williams, ''Thoughts in Past Years'', 6th edition, lines entitled 'Table Talk in 1828,' under the head of ' The Side of the Hill'. The example set at Bisley was followed, through Isaac Williams, at St Mary's, Oxford, and
Littlemore Littlemore is a district and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Oxford, England. The civil parish includes part of Rose Hill, Oxfordshire, Rose Hill. It is about southeast of the city centre of Oxford, between Rose Hill, Blackbird Ley ...
, and thence spread through England. As Keble's health was weak, his parish work left him little time for literary labours; but he was highly valued by many friends, and his judgment on spiritual questions was always received with deference by his elder brother. He died on 5 September 1875, and was succeeded as vicar of Bisley by his son (also Thomas Keble). Thomas Keble wrote four of the '
Tracts for the Times The Tracts for the Times were a series of 90 theological publications, varying in length from a few pages to book-length, produced by members of the English Oxford Movement, an Anglo-Catholic revival group, from 1833 to 1841. There were about a do ...
', viz. Nos. 12, 22, 43 and 84. The first three belong to the 'Richard Nelson' series, which was afterwards published in a separate form. He also wrote forty-eight of the 'Plain Sermons'; the publication of which in connection with the 'Tracts' was probably first suggested by him. His own contributions are those marked E in vol.x. He translated the ''Homilies of St
John Chrysostom John Chrysostom (; ; – 14 September 407) was an important Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and p ...
'' on the
Epistle to the Hebrews The Epistle to the Hebrews () is one of the books of the New Testament. The text does not mention the name of its author, but was traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle; most of the Ancient Greek manuscripts, the Old Syriac Peshitto and ...
for the
Library of the Fathers The ''Library of the Fathers'', more properly ''A library of fathers of the holy Catholic church: anterior to the division of the East and West'', was a series of around 50 volumes of the Church Fathers, annotated in English translation, publishe ...
, the translation being revised by John Barrow. He published a short tract, ''Considerations on the Athanasian Creed'', in 1872, and a preface to ''Short Sketches of the Fathers of the English Church'', by Francis Philip.


Works

*(as Richard Nelson) ''No. 1 Bishops, Priests, and Deacons'',
Tracts for the Times The Tracts for the Times were a series of 90 theological publications, varying in length from a few pages to book-length, produced by members of the English Oxford Movement, an Anglo-Catholic revival group, from 1833 to 1841. There were about a do ...
No. 12, 1833. *(as Richard Nelson), ''No. II. The Athanasian Creed'', Tracts for the Times No. 22 *(as Richard Nelson) ''No. IV. Length of the Public Service'', Tracts for the Times No. 43 *''Whether a Clergyman of the Church of England be now bound to have Morning and Evening Prayers daily in his Parish Church'', Tracts for the Times No. 84 *''Plain sermons'', 1839


See also

* Thomas Keble School


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keble, Thomas 1793 births 1875 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford Anglo-Catholic clergy Anglo-Catholic writers People from Fairford People from Bisley, Gloucestershire Tractarians