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The Churches : The Dynamics of Religious Reform in Northern Europe, 1780-1920 /

Developments in church-state relationships in north-western Europe between 1780 and 1920 had a substantial impact on reformist ideas, projects and movements within the churches. Conversely, the dynamics of ecclesiastical reform prompted the state itself to react in various ways, through direct inter...

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Other Authors: Yates, Paula, Eijnatten, Joris van
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leuven : KADOC, Documentation and Research Centre for Religion, Culture and Society, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Developments in church-state relationships in north-western Europe between 1780 and 1920 had a substantial impact on reformist ideas, projects and movements within the churches. Conversely, the dynamics of ecclesiastical reform prompted the state itself to react in various ways, through direct intervention or by adapting its policies and/or promulgating laws. To which extent did church and state mutually influence each other in matters concerning ecclesiastical reform? How and why did they do so? These are the central questions posed in The Churches, the second volume in the series 'Dynamics of.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): map
ISBN:9789461660312