Chapter XVII

[1]The Oxford or Tractarian Movement on the one hand sought a deeper
spiritual life than was then prevalent, and on the other
emphasized the solidarity of the Church of Christ before and after
the Reformation. It recognized the authority of the
pre-Reformation theology and of the associated ceremonial liturgy.
Many of its leaders entered the Roman Catholic Church, accepting
even its worship of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and of the saints.