Christianity and Revolutionary Europe, 1750–1830
Christianity and Revolutionary Europe, 1750–1830
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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.
- Europe-wide coverage
- A glossary explains unfamiliar terms
- Summarises a key theme in European history
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"The best overall survey of its large and important subject." The International History Review
Product details
February 2003Paperback
9780521465922
398 pages
229 × 152 × 21 mm
0.53kg
7 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 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?
