his books include, "church, state and society, 1760-1850" (macmillans, 1994); "the achievement of the anglican church, 1689-1800: the confessional state in england in the eighteenth century", (edwin mellen press, 1995); "a social history of the domestic chaplain, 1530-1840", (leicester university press/cassell, 1996); "religion and society in england and wales, 1689-1800", (leicester up/cassell, 1998); "the church of england 1688-1832: unity and accord", (routledge, 2001); "the enlightenment bishop: benjamin hoadly 1676-1761", (james clarke & co, 2004); "religion and the enlightenment 1600-1800: conflict and the rise of civic humanism in taunton", (peter lang, 2007). he is the author of numerous articles.