Permanent revolution : the reformation and the illiberal roots of liberalism / James Simpson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simpson, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reformation--England.

Reformation.

Social change--England.

Social change.

Social change--Religious aspects--Protestant churches.

Literature and society--England--History--16th century.

Literature and society.

Literature and society--England--History--17th century.

Religion and literature--England--History--16th century.

Religion and literature.

Religion and literature--England--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

How did the English Reformation, with its illiberal, intolerant beginnings, lay the groundwork for the Enlightenment-free will, liberty of conscience, religious toleration, constitutionalism, and all the rest? In his provocative rewriting of the history of liberalism, James Simpson uncovers its unexpected debt to Protestant evangelicalism.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Regnal Dates

Introduction

PART 1. Religion as Revolution

PART 2. Working Modernity's Despair

PART 3. Sincerity and Hypocrisy

PART 4. Breaking Idols

PART 5. Theater, Magic, Sacrament

PART 6. Managing Scripture

PART 7. Liberty and Liberties

Conclusion

Note on Texts and Citations

Abbreviations

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Apr 2019)

ISBN:

9780674240544

0674240545

9780674240537

0674240537

OCLC:

1081173541