The Cambridge History of Christianity by Stewart J Brown

The Cambridge History of Christianity by Stewart J Brown

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From 1660 to 1815 the Enlightenment, religious reawakenings and revolution brought a fundamental cultural reorientation to Europe, North America, and ultimately to the wider world, shaping a new religious climate. This volume explores issues of church, state, society, and Christian life in the early modern era from a global perspective.

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The Cambridge History of Christianity by Stewart J Brown

During the tumultuous period of world history from 1660 to 1815, three complex movements combined to bring a fundamental cultural reorientation to Europe and North America, and ultimately to the wider world. The Enlightenment transformed views of nature and of the human capacity to master nature. The religious reawakenings brought a revival of heartfelt, experiential Christianity. Finally revolution, the political and social upheavals of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, challenged established ideas of divine-right monarchies and divinely ordained social hierarchies, and promoted more democratic government, notions of human rights and religious toleration. A new religious climate emerged, in which people were more likely to look to their own feelings and experiences for the basis of their faith. During this same period, Christianity spread widely around the world as a result of colonialism and missions, and responded in diverse ways to its encounters with other cultures and religious traditions.
'This volume is as excellent as others in the series, representing what is best in current scholarship on the histories of Christianity' Church Times
Stewart J. Brown is Professor of Ecclesiatical History at the University of Edinburgh. His many publications include The National Churches of England, Ireland and Scotland 1801–1846 (2001). Timothy Tackett is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine. His many publications include When the King Took Flight (2003).
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ISBN 13 9781107423695
ISBN 10 1107423694
Titre The Cambridge History of Christianity
Auteur Stewart J Brown
Série Cambridge History Of Christianity
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Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Cambridge University Press
Année de publication 2014-07-31
Nombre de pages 694
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