Persecution and Toleration in Protestant England 1588-1689
Author | : John Coffey |
Publisher | : Longman Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2000-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 0582304644 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780582304642 |
Rating | : 4/5 (642 Downloads) |
Download or read book Persecution and Toleration in Protestant England 1588-1689 written by John Coffey and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persecution and Toleration in Protestant England, 1558-1689 explores an issue that is key to early modern political, religious and cultural British history. Traditionally regarded as a period of expanding and extended liberalism, as superstition and received truth were overthrown, this book argues conversely that one set of intolerant orthodoxies was replaced by another. It examines what toleration means now and meant then, within a European context. Introduced with a survey of the theory, including the writings of Locke and Hobbes, the book then studies the Stuarts, the Puritan Revolution and the Restoration. For those readers interested in British history. Also available in Hardcover - 0-582-30465-2, $ 89.95Y.