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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454966403321

Autore

Gibson William <1959, >

Titolo

The Church of England 1688-1832 : unity and accord / / William Gibson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2001

ISBN

9786610328390

1-134-55206-8

1-280-32839-8

9780203169875

0-203-13462-1

0-203-16987-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Disciplina

283/.42

Soggetti

Electronic books.

England Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; Historians and the eighteenth-century Church; The Anglican Revolution; The development of the Church's relations with the state: from the Convocation controversy to Catholic emancipation; Church leadership in the aftermath of Toleration; The Church and culture; The unity of Protestants; The Church and national identity; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Both a detailed, wide ranging history of the church in the eighteenth century and a fresh and stimulating re-evaluation of the nature of Anglicanism and its role in society.