Christianity and Revolutionary Europe, 1750 1830

ISBN-13: 9780521460279 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 398 str.

Nigel Aston

Opis

This new introduction to religious history reviews the events of the turbulent period of the French Revolution. It is an accessible summary of key developments in the confrontation between the Churches and the Enlightenment. The text is supplemented by illuminating illustrations, maps and a glossary.

Recenzje

'This ambitious book offers a comprehensive study … Nigel Aston's scholarship is meticulous … The unfussy style of the text is well suited to his task, and his judgements are invariably well-informed.' English Historical Review

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Later Eighteenth-Century Religion: 1. Church structures and ministry; 2. Beliefs, society and worship. The expression of Christianity in Europe, c.1750–90; 3. Intellectual challenges and the religious response; 4. Church and State; Part II. Revolution and its Aftermath: 5. Revolutions and the Churches: the initial impact; 6. The impact of the Revolution on religious life and practice, c.1793–1802; 7. Religion in Napoleonic Europe, 1802–15; 8. Religious revival after 1815?