Gibbon’s Christianity - Religion, Reason, and the Fall of Rome

Explores the life and work of historian Edward Gibbon, and his complex relationship with Christianity, through an examination of his correspondence, private journals, early works, and unfinished memoirs.

About the author

Hugh Liebert is Associate Professor of American Politics in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. He is the author of Plutarch’s Politics: Between City and Empire.

Summary

Explores the life and work of historian Edward Gibbon, and his complex relationship with Christianity, through an examination of his correspondence, private journals, early works, and unfinished memoirs.

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Liebert, Hugh (United States Military Academy Liebert, Liebert Hugh
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2024
• EAN: 9780271092362
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09236-2
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), Christianity, United Kingdom, Great Britain