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Converting Britannia : Evangelicals and British public life, 1770-1840 /

A compelling study of Anglican Evangelicalism in the Age of Wilberforce revealing its potency as a political machine whose reach extended into every area of the British establishment and its nascent Empire.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Atkins, Gareth (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press in association with BSECS, 2019.
Colección:Studies in the eighteenth century.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Notes on the Text; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Redefining 'the Age of Wilberforce'; 1 'Spheres of Influence': the Evangelical Clergy, c. 1770-1830; 2 Business, Banking and Bibles in Late-Hanoverian London; 3 The Development of an Anglican Evangelical Party, c. 1800-35; 4 Forging an Evangelical Empire: Sierra Leone and the Wider British World; 5 Patriotism, Piety and Patronage: Evangelicals and the Royal Navy; 6 'Small Detachments of Maniacs'? Evangelicals and the East India Company; Conclusion: Britannia Converted?