The life of William Robertson: minister, historian, and principal

A prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, William Robertson differed from his better-known contemporaries, such as Voltaire, Hume and Gibbon, because he used the critical tools of the Enlightenment not to attack religion but to strengthen it. As a historian, he helped shape 18th-century hist...

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Main Author: Smitten, Jeffrey R. 1941- (Author)
Contributors: Robertson, William 1721-1793 (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Robertson, William 1721-1793
Further subjects:B Historians (Scotland) Biography
B Biography
B Clergy (Scotland) Biography
B Robertson, William (1721-1793)