What did people in Restoration England think the correct
relationship between church state should be? And how did this
thinking evolve? Based on the author's published essays, revised
and updated with a new overarching introduction, this book explores
the debates in Restoration England about "godly rule". The book
assesses some of the crucial transitions in English history: how
the late Reformation gave way to the early Enlightenment; how
Royalism became Toryism and Puritanism became Whiggism; how the
power of churchmen was challenged by virulent anticlericalism; how
the verities of "divine right" theory revived and collapsed.
Providing a distinctive account of English thought in the era
between the two revolutions of the Stuart century, "Contesting the
English Polity, 1660-1688" discusses the ideological foundations of
emerging party politics, and the deep intellectual roots of
competing visions for the commonwealth, placing the power of
religion, and the taming of religion, squarely alongside
constitutional battles within secular politics.
General
Imprint: |
The Boydell Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Mark Goldie
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
344 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78327-736-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-78327-736-X |
Barcode: |
9781783277360 |
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