Civil religion and the Enlightenment in England, 1707-1800 /

This innovative book reveals how Enlightened writers in England, both lay and clerical, proclaimed public support for Christianity by transforming it into a civil religion, despite the famous claim of Jean-Jacques Rousseau that Christians professed an uncivil faith.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walsh, Ashley (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2020.
Series:Studies in modern British religious history ; v. 40.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Civil religion > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Enlightenment > Great Britain.
Religion civile > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières > Grande-Bretagne.
Civil religion.
Enlightenment.
Great Britain.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontcover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Note on Dates
  • Introduction: Hanoverian Civil Religion and its Intellectual Resources
  • 1. Building Athens from Jerusalem: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury
  • 2. The Politics of Priestcraft: John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon
  • 3. The Church-State Alliance: Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, and William Warburton
  • 4. The Civil Faith of Common Sense: David Hume
  • 5. The Legacy of Ancient Rome: Edward Gibbon and Conyers Middleton
  • 6. Subscription, Reform, and Dissent: Civil Religion and Enlightened Divinity during the Late Eighteenth Century
  • Conclusion: Hanoverian Civil Religion and its Aftermath
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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