Tolerating Theology Libraries in England: The Libraries of Anglicans and ‘Others’ since the English Reformation
After the English Reformation, books in Catholic libraries were not destroyed, but transferred to the new Church, or dispersed. Soon many new Anglican libraries were founded at local and national levels. Religious dissent was permitted after the Civil War, and Dissenters and Catholics established th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Theological libraries and library associations in Europe
Year: 2022, Pages: 3-33 |
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| Summary: | After the English Reformation, books in Catholic libraries were not destroyed, but transferred to the new Church, or dispersed. Soon many new Anglican libraries were founded at local and national levels. Religious dissent was permitted after the Civil War, and Dissenters and Catholics established their own Colleges and Libraries. The 19th century saw religious growth and pluralisation, but religion declined after World War I. Many Christian libraries closed in the 20th century, particularly in the 1970s. New communities arriving in Britain since 1948 are ‘more religious’ than the established population, and libraries may help to form links between denominations old and new |
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| ISBN: | 9004523197 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological libraries and library associations in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004523197_002 |