Anti-atheism in early modern England 1580-1720 : the atheist answered and his error confuted / / by Kenneth Sheppard

• Autore: Sheppard Kenneth
• Pubblicazione: Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (347 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 211.80942
• Soggetto topico: Apologetics - England - History; Atheism - England - History; Christianity and atheism
• Soggetto geografico: England Church history
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Anxieties About Atheism -- The Atheist Answered and His Error Confuted -- Atheist Epicurus -- Anti-Atheist Plato -- Atheism and Apostasy -- Atheism and Society -- Atheism and Happiness -- From Confutation to Criticism -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Atheists generated widespread anxieties between the Reformation and the Enlightenment. In response to such anxieties a distinct genre of religious apologetics emerged in England between 1580 and 1720. By examining the form and the content of the confutation of atheism, Anti-Atheism in Early Modern England demonstrates the prevalence of patterned assumptions and arguments about who an atheist was and what an atheist was supposed to believe, outlines and analyzes the major arguments against atheists, and traces the important changes and challenges to this apologetic discourse in the early Enlightenment.
• Titolo autorizzato: Anti-atheism in early modern England 1580-1720
• ISBN: 90-04-28816-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461151403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; ; Volume 176.