David Hempton's history of the vibrant period between 1650 and 1832
engages with a truly global story: that of Christianity not only in
Europe and North America, but also in Latin America, Africa, Russia
and Eastern Europe, India, China, and South-East Asia. Examining
eighteenth-century religious thought in its sophisticated national
and social contexts, the author relates the narrative of the Church
to the rise of religious enthusiasm pioneered by Pietists,
Methodists, Evangelicals and Revivalists, and by important leaders
like August Hermann Francke, Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley. He
places special emphasis on attempts by the Spanish, Portuguese,
French, Dutch and British seaborne powers to export imperial
conquest, commerce and Christianity to all corners of the planet.
This leads to discussion of the significance of Catholic and
Protestant missions, including those of the Jesuits, Moravians and
Methodists. Particular attention is given to Christianity's impact
on the African slave populations of the Caribbean Islands and the
American colonies, which created one of the most enduring religious
cultures in the modern world. Throughout the volume changes in
Christian belief and practice are related to wider social trends,
including rapid urban growth, the early stages of
industrialization, the spread of literacy, and the changing social
construction of gender, families and identities.
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