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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- 'Religion' and the Religions in the English Enlightenment
- EAN
- 9780521892933
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- ISBN
- 9780521892933
- Genre
- Philosophy & Spirituality
- Title
- 'Religion' and the Religions in the English Enlightenment
- Release Date
- 05/02/2002
- Release Year
- 2002
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521892937
ISBN-13
9780521892933
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2446820
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
'religion' and the Religions in the English Enlightenment
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Subject
Christian Church / History, Europe / Great Britain / General, History, Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837)
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
"Professor Harrison has produced a meticulously documented, systematically organized, and challenging monograph. His use of the printed literature and sources of the period is exemplary. Although a demanding exercise in intellectual history, this book is profoundly significant for scholars concerned with English religious thought." Albion
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
274.2/06
Table Of Content
Introduction; 1. Antecedents; 2. 'Religion', revelation, and the light of nature: Protestants and Platonists; 3. The religious instinct and priestly corruptions: Lord Herbert and deism; 4. Sacred history and religious diversity; 5. From sacred history to natural history; Epilogue; Notes; References.
Synopsis
This book shows how the concept of ‘religion’ and ‘the religions’ arose out of controversies in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England., The origin of the modern perception of religion can be traced to the Enlightenment. This book shows how the concepts of "religion" and "the religions" arose from controversies in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England. The birth of "the religions," conceived of as sets of beliefs and practices, created a new science of religion in which the various "religions" could be studied and impartially compared. Harrison gives a detailed historical picture of the emergence of this concept and how it led to the discipline of comparative religion., This study examines the changes which took place in the understanding of 'religion' and 'the religions' during the Enlightenment in England, the period when the decisive break with Patristic, Medieval and Renaissance notions of religion occurred. Dr Harrison's view is that the principles of the English Enlightenment not only made a special contribution to our modern understanding of what religion is, but they pioneered, in addition, the 'scientific', or non-religious approach, to religious phenomena. During this period a crisis of authority in the Church necessitated a rational enquiry into the various forms of Christianity, and in addition, into the claims of all religions. This led to a concept of 'religion' (based on 'natural' theology) which could link together the apparently disparate religious beliefs and practices found in the empirical religions., This book shows how the concept of 'religion' and 'the religions' arose out of controversies in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England. The birth of 'the religions', conceived to be sets of beliefs and practices, enabled the establishment of a new science of religion in which the various 'religions' were studied and impartially compared.
LC Classification Number
BL41 .H37 1990
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