The Margins of Orthodoxy: Heterodox Writing and Cultural Response, 1660–1750 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052147177X ISBN 13: 9780521471770

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

The struggle between orthodox Anglicans and the deists, freethinkers, and 'atheists' who opposed their exclusive claims to religious power and political authority reveals cultural practices and ideological assumptions central to an understanding of eighteenth-century thought. In this 1995 collection of essays, leading scholars look beyond the clash of philosophical propositions to examine the role of deists and freethinkers as the producers and the subjects of literary, philosophical and religious controversy. They explore the curious symbiosis between the defense of orthodoxy and the elaboration of new forms of heterodox argument; they examine the practical implications of the debate in specific areas such as the libel laws and the growing influence of Lockean philosophy; and they show how the assault on orthodoxy influenced the development of historiography, public policy, and even the rise of the novel.

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Review:

"...outstanding study of the development of orthodoxy, heterodoxy, and toleration or religious diversity after the Restoration of 1660." Marcella Barton, Church History

Book Description:

The struggle between orthodox Anglicans and freethinkers is central to an understanding of religious power and political authority in the eighteenth century. In this 1999 book, leading scholars show how the assault on orthodoxy influenced the development of law, historiography, public policy, philosophy and the rise of the novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 052147177X
• ISBN 13: 9780521471770
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 314
• Editor: Lund Roger D.