The Shaping of Ulster Presbyterian Belief and Practice, 1770-1840

ISBN-13: 9780199288656 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 400 str.

Andrew R. Holmes

Opis

This is a historical study of the most influential and important Protestant group in Northern Ireland - the Ulster Presbyterians. Andrew R. Holmes argues that to understand Ulster Presbyterianism is to begin to understand the character of Ulster Protestantism more generally and the relationship between religion and identity in present-day Northern Ireland.

Recenzje

It is the transcendent merit of this book that breathes life into its complex subject matter: Holmes has effectively rescued his Presbyterians as much from the depredations of their eulogists as from their detractors. In so doing, he combines a highly impressive historiographal and contextual grasp with an equally exhaustive range of primary evidence. He assesses these highly complex materials with care, organises his thoughts with precision and logic, and expresses his arguments with lucidity. The skills on display are of a very high order: this is an extremely impressive professional debut.

O autorze

Andrew R. Holmes is Lecturer in Modern Irish History, School of History and Anthropology, Queen's University, Belfast.