Permanent revolution: the Reformation and the illiberal roots of Liberalism

The proto-Liberalism of the late seventeenth century in England reverses all the central persuasions of illiberal evangelical religion of the early sixteenth century. Free-will, division of powers, non-literalist Biblical reading, aesthetics, theatricality: each reverses cardinal positions of Luther...

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Main Author: Simpson, James 1954- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B England / Reformation / Effects / The Modern / Intellectual history
B England / Orthodoxy / Religious identity / Socio-cultural change / History 1540-1700
B Reformation / Reception / Liberalism / Controversy / Conservatism / History 1540-1700
Further subjects:B Social Change Religious aspects Protestant churches
B Social Change (England)
B Religion and literature (England) History 16th century
B Literature and society (England) History 17th century
B Literature and society (England) History 16th century
B Reformation (England)
B Religion and literature (England) History 17th century
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