Lay People and Religion in the Early Eighteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9780521570374 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 272 str.

W. M. Jacob

Opis

This book investigates the part that Anglicanism played in the lives of lay people in England and Wales between 1689 and 1750. It is concerned with what they did rather than what they believed. Using personal papers, popular publications and church records, Jacob demonstrates that Anglicanism held the allegiance of a significant proportion of all people. He shows that early eighteenth-century England and Wales remained a largely traditional society and that Methodism emerged from a strong church, which was central to the lives of most people.

Recenzje

'This book is a worthy contribution to scholarship.' Epworth Review

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Lay people and the clergy; 3. Public religious practice; 4. Personal and family piety; 5. Lay people and morality; 6. Lay people and philanthropy; 7. Lay people and church buildings; Conclusion; Bibliography.