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Christianity under the Ancien Régime, 1648-1789 / W.R. Ward.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ward, W. Reginald (William Reginald), author.
- Series:
- New approaches to European history ; 14.
- New approaches to European history ; 14
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history--17th century.
- Church history.
- Church history--18th century.
- Europe--Church history--17th century.
- Europe.
- Europe--Church history--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 269 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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
- OCLC:
- 475916449
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