The churches / edited by Joris van Eijnatten & Paula Yates.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eijnatten, Joris van.

Yates, Paula.

Series:

KADOC studies on religion, culture, and society.

Dynamics of religious reform in church, state and society in Northern Europe, 1780-1920.

KADOC studies on religion, culture, and society. The dynamics of religious reform in church, state and society in Northern Europe, 1780-1920 ; 2

The dynamics of religious reform in church, state and society in Northern Europe, 1780-1920

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Europe, Northern.

Christianity.

Europe, Northern--Church history.

Europe, Northern.

Europe, Northern--Church history--18th century.

Europe, Northern--Church history--19th century.

Europe, Northern--Church history--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leuven : University Pers ; Leuven : KADOC, Documentation and Research Centre for Religion, Culture and Society, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Developments in church-state relationships in north-western Europe between 1780 and 1920 had a substantial impact on reformist ideas, projects and movements within the churches. Conversely, the dynamics of ecclesiastical reform prompted the state itself to react in various ways, through direct intervention or by adapting its policies and/or promulgating laws.To which extent did church and state mutually influence each other in matters concerning ecclesiastical reform? How and why did they do so? These are the central questions posed in The Churches, the second volume in the series 'Dynamics of

Contents:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland

The Low Countries

Germany

The Nordic Countries.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

94-6166-031-6

OCLC:

847481106