Church and state in old and new worlds
Church-state relations have always been important but the need for an historical re-evaluation has been heightened by recent developments in the relations between governments and religious bodies. Drawing on a wide range of historical case-studies this book focuses particularly on the way in which t...
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| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | Church and State in Old and New Worlds. Edited by Hilary M. Carey and John Gascoigne. (Brill's Series in Church History, 51.) Pp. xi+344. Leiden–Boston: Brill, 2011. €99. 978 90 04 19200 3; 1572 4107 (2013) (Doll, Peter)
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| Series/Journal: | Brill's series in church history
v. 51 |
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Church and state
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| Summary: | Church-state relations have always been important but the need for an historical re-evaluation has been heightened by recent developments in the relations between governments and religious bodies. Drawing on a wide range of historical case-studies this book focuses particularly on the way in which the traditional European Old World fusion of church and state was reshaped in the New World of European settler colonies of the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Its analysis illuminates both the historical dynamics of such changes and the way in which such developments continue to influence |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-317) and index Proceedings of a workshop held in Dec. 2008 at the University of Newcastle, NSW |
| ISBN: | 900419200X |