Religion, Secularization and Political Thought: Thomas Hobbes to J.S. Mill - Couverture rigide

Crimmins, James E.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415026539 ISBN 13 : 9780415026536

Editeur : Routledge, 1990

Synopsis

A collection of original essays on the significance of the relationship between religious beliefs, dogma, and secular ideas from Thomas Hobbes to J.S. Mill. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of political thought, history and religious studies.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The increasing secularization of political thought between the mid-seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries has often been noted, but rarely described in detail. The contributors to this volume consider the significance of the relationship between religious beliefs, dogma and secular ideas in British political philosophy from Thomas Hobbes to J.S. Mill.

During this period, Britain experienced the advance of natural science, the spread of education and other social improvements, and reforms in the political realm. These changes forced religion to account for itself and to justify its existence, both as a social institution and as a collection of fundamental articles of belief about the world and its operations. This book, originally published in 1990, conveys the crucial importance of the association between religion, secularization and political thought.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415026539
• ISBN 13: 9780415026536
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible