1st Edition
Eighteenth Century Britain Religion and Politics 1714-1815
By Nigel Yates
Copyright 2008
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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The church of the eighteenth century was still reeling in the wake of the huge religious upheavals of the two previous centuries. Though this was a comparatively quiet period, this book shows that for the whole period, religion was a major factor in the lives of virtually everybody living in Britain and Ireland. Yates argues that the established churches, Anglican in England, Irelandand... Read more
Introduction 1 Three Kingdoms, Two Establishments 2 Dissent from the Religious Establishments 3 The Maintenance of Doctrinal Orthodoxy 4 A Theology of Good Works 5 The Condition of the Established Churches 6 The Beginnings of Ecclesiastical Reform 7 The Threat of Revolution Conclusion Appendices Index
Biography
Nigel Yates
Praise for the series after the first three volumes published in 2006:
“On the basis of these books, this will prove a most promising series intellectually, as well as one that offers much to students.”
Jeremy Black, Exeter University, Times Higher Educational Supplement
