Friends of Religious Equality: Nonconformist Politics in Mid-Victorian England - Couverture rigide

Larsen, Timothy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0851157262 ISBN 13 : 9780851157269

Editeur : The Boydell Press, 1999

Synopsis

During the middle decades of the nineteenth century the English Nonconformist community developed a coherent political philosophy of its own, of which a central tenet was the principle of religious equality (in contrast to the stereotype of Evangelical Dissenters). The Dissenting community fought for the civil rights of Roman Catholics, non-Christians and even atheists, flowering in the enthusiastic and undivided support which Nonconformity gave to the campaign for Jewish emancipation. This study examines the political efforts and ideas of English Nonconformists during the period, covering the whole range of national issues raised from state education to the Crimean War; itoffers a thought-provoking case study of a theologically conservative group defending religious pluralism in the civic sphere, showing that the concept of religious equality was a grand vision at the centre of the political philosophy of the Dissenters. Dr TIMOTHY LARSEN is Professor of Church History at Tyndale Seminary, Toronto.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In the nineteenth century the dissenting Christian community fought for the civil rights of Roman Catholics, non-Christians, and even atheists on an issue of principle which had its flowering in the enthusiastic and undivided support which nonconformity gave to the campaign for Jewish emancipation. This book offers a case study of a theologically conservative group defending religious pluralism in the civic sphere, showing that the concept of religious equality was a grand vision at the center of the political philosophy of the dissenters.

Revue de presse

He argues convincingly, in this thoughtful and readable work, that theology has been largely ignored by previous historians in this field and that it moved the various representatives of Old Dissent, in particular, beyond the defence of their own special interests. CONGREGATIONAL HISTORY CIRCLE Welcome account of the advancement of religious equality in mid-Victorian England, likely to provoke considerable scholarly debate over an important period in church history. ANGLICAN AND EPISCOPAL HISTORY --.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Boydell Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0851157262
• ISBN 13: 9780851157269
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 310
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible