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Rational dissenters in late eighteenth-century England : 'an ardent desire of truth' /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Valerie (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2021.
Series:Studies in modern British religious history ; volume 42.
Subjects:
Dissenters, Religious > England > History > 18th century.
England > Church history > 18th century.
Dissenters, Religious.
England.
1700-1799
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The primary sources and the wider identity of rational dissent
  • 2. Contemporary perceptions and identity
  • 3. Theology : the collective identity of rational dissent
  • 4. Theology and diversity in rational dissenting identity
  • 5. Theology, liberty, and perceptions of church and state
  • 6. Theology, monarchy, and the constitution
  • 7. The evolution of rational dissenting identity
  • 8. The appeal and impact of rational dissent
  • 9. The legacy of late eighteenth-century rational dissent
  • 10. Continuity and change in the unitarian appeal
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix 1. The nature of attacks on Arians and Socinians
  • Appendix 2. Late eighteenth-century subscribers
  • Appendix 3. A biographical register of rational dissenters.