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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455025403321

Autore

Ward W. Reginald (William Reginald)

Titolo

Christianity under the Ancien Régime, 1648-1789 / / W.R. Ward [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999

ISBN

1-107-11288-5

1-280-15197-8

1-139-16394-9

0-511-11633-0

0-511-15063-6

0-511-31028-5

0-511-05331-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 269 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

New approaches to European history ; ; 14

Disciplina

274/.07

Soggetti

Church history - 17th century

Church history - 18th century

Europe Church history 17th century

Europe Church history 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Preface; Glossary; 1 Peace and conflict: church and state in central and north-western Europe; 2 Christianity in southern Europe; 3 Catholicism in the Holy Roman Empire and the eastern Habsburg lands; 4 The religion of Protestants; 5 Revival moves to the west; 6 The Enlightenment and its precursors; 7 The Churches in northern and eastern Europe; 8 Religion after the Seven Years War; Suggestions for further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on policy, rather than religious institutions, Professor Ward offers a brief, but comprehensive, account of religious belief and practice of all kinds in Europe between the Westphalia settlements in 1648 and the French Revolution. The book is organised around large regions, for instance, Central and Northwestern Europe (including Britain), Southern Europe and North and Eastern Europe. Professor Ward



discusses the political, social and intellectual forces at play in each of these regions in order to allow the reader to understand changes in policy in their proper context. In addition, popular belief, which churches of all denominations regarded as suspicious, is presented in its context of traditional practice, and an attempt is made to assess the successes and failures of European domestic missions during this period. With its maps, glossary and guide to further reading, this will be a major aid to students of Christianity under the Ancien Régime.