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Richard J. . Ed(S): Helmstadter - Freedom and Religion in the Nineteenth Century - 9780804730877 - V9780804730877
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Freedom and Religion in the Nineteenth Century

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Description for Freedom and Religion in the Nineteenth Century Hardback. The subject of religious liberty in the 19th century has been defined by a liberal narrative that has prevailed since Mill and Macaulay to Trevelyan and Commager. This book presents new theories of understanding the liberal narrative surrounding the subject of religious liberty. Editor(s): Helmstadter, Richard J. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HRC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.

The subject of religious liberty in the nineteenth century has been defined by a liberal narrative that has prevailed since Mill and Macaulay to Trevelyan and Commager, to name only a few philosophers and historians who wrote in English. Underlying this narrative is a noble dream—liberty for every person, guaranteed by democratic states that promote social progress though not interfering with those broadly defined areas of life, including religion, that are properly the preserve of free individuals.

At the end of the twentieth century, however, it becomes clear that religious liberty requires a more comprehensive, subtle, and complex definition than ... Read more

The topics covered are religious liberty in early America (Nathan O. Hatch), science and religious freedom (Frank M. Turner), the conflicting ideas of religious freedom in early Victorian England (J. P. Ellens), the arguments over theological innovation in the England of the 1860’s (R. K. Webb), European Jews and the limits of religious freedom (David C. Itzkowitz), restrictions and controls on the practice of religion in Bismarck’s Germany (Ronald J. Ross), the Catholic Church in nineteenth-century Europe (Raymond Grew), religious liberty in France, 1787-1908 (C. T. McIntyre), clericalism and anticlericalism in Chile, 1820-1920 (Simon Collier), and religion and imperialism in nineteenth-century Britain (Jeffrey Cox).

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
Series
The Making of Modern Freedom Series
Number of Pages
460
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804730877
SKU
V9780804730877
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About Richard J. . Ed(S): Helmstadter
Richard Helmstadter is Professor of History at the University of Toronto.

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