Enlightenment and Religion - Rational Dissent in Eighteenth-Century Britain

Klappentext A wide-ranging collection of studies on Enlightenment and religion in eighteenth-century England. Zusammenfassung This book reassesses the relationship between Enlightenment and religion in England! providing a fresh analysis of rational dissent within English Enlightenment culture. Its wide perspective and research make Enlightenment and Religion an important and original contribution to eighteenth-century studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Enlightened Dissent: an introduction Knud Haakonssen; 2. The emergence of Rational Dissent R. K. Webb; 3. Rational Dissent in early eighteenth-century Ireland M. A. Stewart; 4. The Enlightenment, politics and providence: some Scottish and English comparisons Martin Fitzpatrick; 5. The contribution of the Dissenting academy to the emergence of Rational Dissent David L. Wykes; 6. 'A set of men powerful enough in many things': Rational Dissent and political opposition in England, 1770-1790 John Seed; 7. Law, lawyers and Rational Dissent Wilfrid Prest; 8. The nexus between theology and political doctrine in Church and Dissent A. M. C. Waterman; 9. Anglican latitudarianism, Rational Dissent and political radicalism in the late eighteenth century John Gascoigne; 10. The State as highwayman: from candour to rights Alan Saunders; 11. Priestley on politics, progress and moral theology Alan Tapper; 12. Rational piety R. K. Webb; 13. New Jerusalems: prophecy, Dissent and radical culture in England, 1786-1830 Iain McCalman; Index of names.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Knud Haakonssen, Knud (Boston University) Haakonssen
• Con la collaborazione di: Lorraine Daston (Editore), Knud Haakonssen (Editore), Haakonssen Knud (Editore), Quentin Skinner (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780521029872
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02987-2
• Pagine: 368
• Serie: Ideas in Context; Ideas in Context
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; History of Ideas, HISTORY / Social History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, C 1700 To C 1800