1st Edition

A House Divided Protestantism, Schism and Secularization

By Steve Bruce Copyright 1990
268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

The main concern of this study, first published in 1990, is the part played by Protestantism in the complex of social processes of ‘secularization’. The book deals with the way in which Protestant schism and dissent paved the way for the rise of religious pluralism and toleration; and it also looks at the fragility of the two major responses to religious pluralism – the accommodation of liberal... Read more

1. Secularization  2. The Fragmentation of Protestantism  3. Dissent and Toleration  4. Establishments and Toleration  5. The Rise of Liberal Protestantism  6. The Decline of Liberal Protestantism  7. The Conservative Response to Pluralism  8. American Protestantism  9. The Spiral of Decline

Biography

Steve Bruce