Rational Dissenters in Late Eighteenth-Century England - 'An Ardent Desire of Truth'

Rational Dissent was a branch of Protestant religious nonconformity which emerged to prominence in England between c. 1770 and c. 1800. While small, the movement provoked fierce opposition from both Anglicans and Orthodox Dissenters.

List of contents

Introduction
The Primary Sources and the Wider Identity of Rational Dissent
Contemporary Perceptions and Identity
Theology: the Collective Identity of Rational Dissent
Theology and Diversity in Rational Dissenting Identity
Theology, Liberty and Perceptions of Church and State
Theology, Monarchy, and the Constitution
The Evolution of Rational Dissenting Identity
The Appeal and Impact of Rational Dissent
The Legacy of Late Eighteenth-Century Rational Dissent
Continuity and Change in the Unitarian Appeal
Conclusions
Appendix 1: The Nature of Attacks on Arians and Socinians
Appendix 2: Late Eighteenth-Century Subscribers to Rational Dissenting Published Works and Organizations
Appendix 3: A Biographical Register of Rational Dissenters
Bibliography

About the author

Valerie Smith

Summary

Rational Dissent was a branch of Protestant religious nonconformity which emerged to prominence in England between c. 1770 and c. 1800. While small, the movement provoked fierce opposition from both Anglicans and Orthodox Dissenters.

Product details

• Authors: Megan Milan, Valerie Smith
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781783275663
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-566-3
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 239 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 748 g
• Series: Studies in Modern British Reli; Studies in Modern British Religious History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works