Lay People and Religion in the Early Eighteenth Century

Zusammenfassung Jacob investigates the part that Anglicanism played in the lives of lay people in England and Wales between 1689 and 1750. Using personal papers! popular publications and church records! he shows that in the largely traditional society the church was strong and central to the lives of most people. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Lay people and the clergy; 3. Public religious practice; 4. Personal and family piety; 5. Lay people and morality; 6. Lay people and philanthropy; 7. Lay people and church buildings; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: W. M. Jacob, W.M. Jacob, Jacob W. M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2002
• EAN: 9780521892957
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89295-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works