From Puritanism to the Age of Reason: A Study of Changes in Religious Thought Within the Church of England 1660 to 1700 (Paperback or Softback)

Cragg, G. R.

ISBN 10: 0521081602 / ISBN 13: 9780521081603

Published by Cambridge University Press 9/18/2008, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Puritanism to the Age of Reason: A Study of Changes in Religious Thought Within the Church of England 1660 to 1700 (Paperback or Softback)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press 9/18/2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521081602
• ISBN 13: 9780521081603
• Binding: Paperback or Softback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

First published in 1950 this is a critical study of changes in religious thought in the latter half of the seventeenth century. Dr Cragg's main concern is with the eclipse of Calvinism, the Cambridge Platonists, the religious significance of Locke, Toland and the rise of Deism, the relationship between the Church and the Civil power and the question of religious toleration. In its original form this book was awarded the Archbishop Cranmer Prize for 1945.

Book Description

First published in 1950 this is a critical study of changes in religious thought in the latter half of the seventeenth century. Dr Cragg's main concern is with the eclipse of Calvinism, the Cambridge Platonists, the religious significance of Locke, Toland and the rise of Deism, the relationship between the Church and the Civil power and the question of religious toleration.