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Crisis of doubt : honest faith in nineteenth-century England /

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A corrective to the Victorian 'crisis of faith', this study focuses upon several prominent individuals who experienced a 'crisis of doubt' and made the reverse journey, abandoning secularism to defend Christianity. Their stories demonstrate the intellectual strength of faith in t...

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Main Author: Larsen, Timothy, 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
England > Church history > 19th century.
Skepticism > England > History > 19th century.
Secularism > England > History > 19th century.
Belief and doubt.
Dissenters, Religious > England > History > 19th century.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 19e siècle.
Scepticisme > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Croyance et doute.
faith.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Belief and doubt
Dissenters, Religious
Secularism
Skepticism
England
Christentum
Skepsis
Geloof.
Twijfel.
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
1800-1899
Geschichte 1800-1900.
Electronic books.
Church history
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:A corrective to the Victorian 'crisis of faith', this study focuses upon several prominent individuals who experienced a 'crisis of doubt' and made the reverse journey, abandoning secularism to defend Christianity. Their stories demonstrate the intellectual strength of faith in the 19th century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 317 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-304) and index.
ISBN:0199287872
9780199287871
9781435622937
1435622936