Souls in Torment: Victorian Faith in Crisis - Couverture souple

St.Aubyn, Giles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1872410731 ISBN 13 : 9781872410739

Editeur : New European Publications, 2009

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Souls in Torment studies a number of Victorians who were deeply troubled by religious doubts, including Tennyson, Carlyle, J A Froude, Francis Newman, George Eliot, Colenso and Jowett. One of the book s principal concerns is to investigate the causes of their misgivings. Many Victorians blamed Darwin for unsettling their faith. In doing so, they ignored the fact that doubts about Christianity preceded the publication of On the Origin of Species by some 1800 years. Modern scepticism has its roots in the Renaissance and Reformation and more recently in 18th century Deism - Darwin marked the end of the process rather than its beginning. And it is worth pointing out that the issues with which Souls in Torment is chiefly concerned are just as relevant today as they were to the Victorians who feature in its pages.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Giles St Aubyn (1925- ) was educated at Wellington and Trinity College, Oxford. He taught at Eton from 1947-1985 and was, for many years, head of History. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has written six biographies of eminent Victorians, including one of Queen Victoria. Souls in Torment combines two of his particular interests: Victorian religion and the history of 19th century thought.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: New European Publications
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1872410731
• ISBN 13: 9781872410739
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 604