Legacy
A dedicated "high churchman," Bishop Ravenscroft was known for his strident promotion of the Episcopal Church and its doctrines. He mentored several priests who later became pioneering bishops in new dioceses. Ravenscroft was also vilified by the Bible Society of North Carolina for his assertion, during a sermon before that group's annual meeting in December 1824, that the Bible could not be properly studied without a qualified teacher. Ravenscroft engaged in a theological duel of sorts over the content of his sermon with Presbyterian theology professor John Rice. Not one to mince his words, spoken or printed, Ravenscroft published a defense of his beliefs and character with the 1826 book, The Doctrines of the Church Vindicated from the Misrepresentations of Dr. John Rice, and the Integrity of Revealed Religion Defended against the "No Comment Principle" of Promiscuous Bible Societies.
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