# Mr. Spurgeon — Culture and Anarchy character guide

> Mr. Spurgeon in Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Spurgeon

**First appearance:** 0002-culture-and-anarchy

## Who they are

A popular preacher whose style and influence are discussed in the text.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/characters/narrator)

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Mr. Spurgeon, a prominent preacher, represents a religious perspective the narrator opposes, particularly regarding the role of faith in culture.

## In the story

### [Porro Unum Est Necessarium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/chapters/v-porro-unum-est-necessarium)

Cited as an example of treating voluntaryism as a mechanical, absolute law.

### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/chapters/i)

Cited as a representative Hebraiser and Nonconformist leader whose maxim against Church establishments is critiqued.

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