The Contemporary Review
| Editor-in-chief | Richard Mullen |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Biannually; formerly quarterly |
| Publisher | The Contemporary Review Company |
| Year founded | 1866 |
| Final issue | January 2013 (print) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0010-7565 |
| OCLC number | 746948187 |
The Contemporary Review is a British biannual, formerly quarterly, magazine. It has an uncertain future as of 2013.
The magazine was established in 1866 by Alexander Strahan and a group of intellectuals anxious to promote intelligent and independent opinion about the great issues of their day. They intended it to be the church-minded counterpart And in May 1877 published an article on the "Ethics of Belief" from a distinguished Cambridge Don on moral skepticism in law and philosophy. Prof Clifford developed scientific theories on metaphysical beliefs, rationalism, and the empirical value of scientific enquiry that underpinned advanced physics. By the end of the century his views had a practicable impact upon new social realism. Clifford was quickly rebutted by Prof Wase in June 1877. Articles by Rev R.F. Littledale, a regular contributor included "Christianity and Patriotism".
This contrasted to the radical artistic perspectives of the Fortnightly Review. The first editor-in-chief was Henry Alford, Dean of Canterbury. The magazine rapidly acquired distinction as a forum for intellectual discussion. It was one of the first periodicals to devote considerable space to the arts. More particularly, it became an arena for the theological and ecclesiastical disputes which at that time rent the Church of England. Dean Alford retired in 1870 and his successor, J. T. Knowles, greatly enhanced the already established international standing of the journal. He widened the coverage and attracted contributors of great distinction, including Cardinal Manning, John Ruskin, Aldous Huxley, Robert Spence, Henry Stanley, W. E. Gladstone, Matthew Arnold, F. D. Maurice and J. M. Barrie.
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