Project Gutenberg 2015-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 121 Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart) 1809 1898 Gladstone, William Ewart Gladstone, William E. (William Ewart) 03027854 Chapter of Autobiography Produced by Richard Hulse, Simon Gardner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Chapter of Autobiography" by W. E. Gladstone is a personal reflection and political treatise written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a self-examination where Gladstone addresses his past positions on the Established Church of Ireland and the changes in his political beliefs, particularly regarding the intersection of church and state. The book likely falls within the genre of political autobiography. In this chapter, Gladstone articulates his past advocacy for the Established Church in Ireland and explores the evolution of his thoughts that led him to oppose it. He reflects on his earlier arguments for its maintenance, explaining that he once believed it served the national interest and moral duty. However, he acknowledges the profound changes in society and the growing sentiment for religious equality that influenced his shift. He argues that his political journey does not stem from inconsistency but rather from a moral obligation to adapt to the evolving political landscape where a state church is no longer tenable. Throughout, Gladstone engages with themes of political integrity, public consciousness, and the historical context of church-state relations, revealing his complex relationship with his own convictions and his commitment to justice and reform. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898 Church of Ireland -- Establishment and disestablishment DA Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Politics 136433 2025-07-19T09:01:33.350551 text/html 114255 2024-10-24T13:40:10 text/html 126146 2025-07-19T09:01:38.615523 application/epub+zip 127120 2025-07-19T09:01:35.881541 application/epub+zip 109108 2025-07-19T09:01:34.849528 application/epub+zip 239138 2025-07-19T09:01:40.588630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227746 2025-07-19T09:01:37.995541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184654 2022-09-21T17:35:56.704692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123274 2025-07-19T09:01:33.048530 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103312 2024-10-24T13:40:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18085 2025-07-19T09:01:40.711518 application/rdf+xml 13497 2025-07-19T09:01:35.332520 image/jpeg 3666 2025-07-19T09:01:35.088543 image/jpeg 121793 2025-07-19T09:01:33.361557 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia