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Sources on the WWW References to Rashdall on the WWW are almost invariably either about his work on the Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages - his magnus opus which remained a respected text on the subject for over half a century - or else consist of little more than brief notes on his advocacy of the Abelardian doctrine of the Atonement. Of interest, if not of academic significance, is a reference to Rashdall in a piece which Martin Luther King completed as a student on theories of the atonement and which is now preserved in the Luther King archive. Dr Mark Chapman has published on the WWW a brief history and bibliography of Rashdall. Although in German, the list of books should be intelligible to the English speaking reader, failing which a number of automatic translation web sites will produce an English translation of sorts - let the reader understand.
Relevant Books: about Rashdall: P E Matheson, "The Life of Hastings Rashdall", OUP, 1928 remains the most comprehensive account of his life. Long out of print, copies may be obtained secondhand, and searches through on-line s/h book-shops must be the most promising source. It is uncritical, and makes little attempt to assess Rashdall's significance in his various areas of work. It does, however, paint a very 'human' picture of his life. Margaret Marsh  "Hastings Rashdall – Bibliography of the Published Writings", Modern Churchpeople's Union, 1993. ISBN 0 9521948 0 5. This invaluable resource for the student of Rashdall lists his 409 published works with short extracts from each. by Rashdall: Rashdall authored 18 books or booklets including post-humously published collections of his work, and contributed to a further 12. Those which relate particularly to his work on Atonement, either in whole or in part, include: Doctrine and Development, Methuen, 1898 (two sermons) Christus in Ecclesia, T&T Clark, 1904, (one sermon) The Idea of Atonement on Christian Theology, 1919, Macmillan – being the 1915 Bampton Lectures. Principles and Precepts, 1927, eds Major & Cross, Blackwell, (one sermon) Ideas and Ideals, 1928, eds Major & Cross, Blackwell, (one paper)	about 'Modernism': A M G Stephenson, "The Rise and Decline of English Modernism (The Hulsean Lectures 1979-80)", SPCK, 1984, ISBN 0-281-04124-5, is the definitive book on what might better, as the author says, be described as 'Anglican Modernism'. H D A Major, "English Modernism", Harvard University Press, 1927, offers a  first hand account of its origin, methods and aims from one who described himself as 'a protagonist for English Modernism' and one whom many would describe as the 'father' of that movement. A M Ramsey, "From Gore to Temple", Longmans, 1960, sets Modernism in the context of the development of Anglican theology 1889-1939. R Lloyd, "The Church of England, 1900-1965", SCM, 1966, offers a similar narrative. Stephenson challenges Lloyd's account of modernism and believes that his analysis affected later controversies.   Back to the Hastings Rashdall home page