Religion And Politics In Enlightenment Europe

Author : James E. Bradley,Dale K. Van Kley
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39076002144488

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Religion and Politics in Enlightenment Europe by James E. Bradley,Dale K. Van Kley Pdf

This work shows that the collapse of the post-reformation confessional state was more the result of religious dissent from within, much of it orthodox, than attacks of an anti-religious Enlightenment. In sharp contrast to the Reformation-era religious conflicts which tended to pit Protestant and Catholic confessions and states against each other, the 18th century religious conflicts described in this work took place within the various confessional establishments and states that founded and maintained them, such as Russian Orthodoxy in the East and the Anglican Establishment in England and Ireland. In the course of its analysis, this work destroys the notion of any kind of privileged relationship between religion and political or social reaction. This work reveals the religious roots of modern ideas of individual rights and limitations on government, as well as the imperative of political order and the need for social hierarchy.

Author : Andrew Cunningham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351918701

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Medicine and Religion in Enlightenment Europe by Andrew Cunningham Pdf

The Enlightenment period, here understood as covering the years 1650 to 1789, is usually considered to be a period when religion was obliged to give way to rationality. With respect to medicine this means that the religious elements in the treatment and interpretation of diseases to all intents and purposes disappeared. However, there are growing indications in recent scholarship that this may well be an overstatement. Indeed it appears that religion retained many of its customary relations with medicine. This volume explores how far, and the ways in which, this was still the case. It looks at this multi-faceted relationship with respect to among others: medical care and death in hospitals, religious vocation and nursing, chemical medicine and religion, the clergy and medicine, the continued significance of popular medicine, faith healing, dissection and religion, and religious dissent and medical innovation. Within these significant areas the volume provides a European perspective which will make it possible to draw comparisons and determine differences.

Author : Michael Burleigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Europe
ISBN : OCLC:1244731623

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Earthly Powers by Michael Burleigh Pdf

"[This book] encompasses the 'philosophes' of the Enlightenment and the influence of thinkers like de Maistre and de Bonald and Lamennais, as well as the pseudo religious aspects of Marxism. It looks at painters like Zoffany and David and analyses their representations of their times; it considers the exploits of O'Connell, hero of Catholic emancipation, Mazzini, Mickiewicz and Garibaldi, and goes via nineteenth-century English and Russian literature to the epic struggles between Church and State, industry and the rise of Christian socialism, concluding with the advent of the 'old stone gods' that heralded the totalitarian political religions of the twentieth century."--Jacket.

Author : Ulrich L. Lehner,Michael O'Neill Printy
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004183513

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A Companion to the Catholic Enlightenment in Europe by Ulrich L. Lehner,Michael O'Neill Printy Pdf

This book offers the first comprehensive overview of the Catholic Enlightenment in Europe. It surveys the diversity of views about the structure and nature of the movement, pointing toward the possibilities for further research. The volume presents a series of comprehensive treatments on the process and interpretation of Catholic Enlightenment in France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Holy Roman Empire, Malta, Italy and the Habsburg territories. An introductory overview explores the varied meanings of Catholic Enlightenment and situates them in a series of intellectual and social contexts. The topics covered in this book are crucial for a proper understanding of the role and place not only of Catholicism in the eighteenth century, but also for the social and religious history of Modern Europe.

Author : Ole Peter Grell,Roy Porter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521651967

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Toleration in Enlightenment Europe by Ole Peter Grell,Roy Porter Pdf

This 1999 book is a systematic pan-European survey of the theory, practice, and very real limits to toleration in eighteenth-century Europe.

Author : S. J. Barnett
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0719067413

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The Enlightenment and Religion by S. J. Barnett Pdf

This publication offers a critical survey of religious change and its causes in 18th-century Europe. Focusing on the Enlightenment in Italy, France and England, the text illustrates how the canonical view of 18th-century religious change has in reality been constructed upon scant evidence and assumption.

Author : Michael Burleigh
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780061741456

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Earthly Powers by Michael Burleigh Pdf

In this masterful, stylish, and authoritative book, Michael Burleigh gives us an epic history of the battles over religion in modern Europe, examining the complex and often lethal ways in which politics and religion have interacted and influenced each other over the last two centuries. From the French Revolution to the totalitarian movements of the twentieth century, Earthly Powers is a uniquely powerful portrait of one of the great tensions of modern history—one that continues to be played out on the world stage today.

Author : Peter Lodberg
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9788779346567

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Religion and Normativity, Volume III by Peter Lodberg Pdf

The volumes of Religion and Normativity present the latest research in three central fields. Volume III discusses religious pluralism and the development of a Western European version of Islam. The question of religious authority in a European tradition of enlightenment is also included. The analyses are inter-disciplinary, including the ideas of the study of religion, theology, politology and the history of ideas.

Author : Rumy Hasan
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782847137

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Modern Europe and the Enlightenment by Rumy Hasan Pdf

In June 2019, in an interview given to the Financial Times, Russian President Vladimir Putin baldly declared that the liberal idea had outlived its purpose as the public turned against immigration, open borders and multiculturalism. If liberalism has indeed come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population then evidence should show that it is in retreat. Ipso facto, so should Enlightenment values that underpin liberal democracy. A key aim of the book is to garner evidence. Is the liberal idea characterised by Putin accurate or rather a caricature divorced from reality? Modern Europe and the Enlightenment explores whether the policy stance on the issues outlined above, and a host of similar topics being tackled by European governments, are consonant with Enlightenment values. The Enlightenment covered an array of issues on every aspect of life wherein reason was rigorously applied to solve problems, gain understanding and discover facts. It was a successor to the scientific revolution. The assumption is that the Enlightenment left a profound legacy on Western Europe, which lingers till the present day. The following broad areas of Enlightenment values are covered: reason, human rights, religion and secularism, freedom of expression, political and economic open-mindedness, race, and women's issues. The book examines the extent to which Enlightenment values are adhered to in various parts of modern Europe delineated into Western Europe, the progenitor of the Enlightenment; former communist countries that have joined the European Union; and former communist countries that are not in the EU. Discussion also focuses on the modern Counter-Enlightenment movement.

Author : John M. Owen IV,J. Judd Owen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231150064

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Religion, the Enlightenment, and the New Global Order by John M. Owen IV,J. Judd Owen Pdf

Largely because of the cultural and political shift of the Enlightenment, Western societies emerged from sectarian conflict and embraced a more religiously moderate path. In nine original essays, leading scholars ask whether it is possible to export the Enlightenment solution abroad. Contributors begin by revisiting the Enlightenment's restructuring of the West, examining its past and future encounters with Protestant and Catholic Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism. While strongly attuned to the difficulties of implementing the principles of the Enlightenment worldwide, these scholars ultimately believe its elements have a necessary place within the new global order. Their approach treats conflict as a means to cooperation and sees religious commitment as a bolster, instead of a detriment, to political civility. Ultimately, they collapse both the claim that the West's experience offers a ready-made template for the world to follow and the belief that the West's achievements are to be ignored, despised, or discarded.

Author : Mark Curran
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780861933167

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Atheism, Religion and Enlightenment in Pre-revolutionary Europe by Mark Curran Pdf

This book examines the reception of the works of the Baron d'Holbach throughout Francophone Europe. It insists that d'Holbach's historical importance has been understated, argues the case for the existence of a significant 'Christian Enlightenment', and much more.

Author : Brent F. Nelsen,James L. Guth
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781626160712

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Religion and the Struggle for European Union by Brent F. Nelsen,James L. Guth Pdf

In Religion and the Struggle for European Union, Brent F. Nelsen and James L. Guth delve into the powerful role of religion in shaping European attitudes on politics, political integration, and the national and continental identities of its leaders and citizens. Nelsen and Guth contend that for centuries Catholicism promoted the universality of the Church and the essential unity of Christendom. Protestantism, by contrast, esteemed particularity and feared Catholic dominance. These differing visions of Europe have influenced the process of postwar integration in profound ways. Nelsen and Guth compare the Catholic view of Europe as a single cultural entity best governed as a unified polity against traditional Protestant estrangement from continental culture and its preference for pragmatic cooperation over the sacrifice of sovereignty. As the authors show, this deep cultural divide, rooted in the struggles of the Reformation, resists the ongoing secularization of the continent. Unless addressed, it threatens decades of hard-won gains in security and prosperity. Farsighted and rich with data, Religion and the Struggle for European Union offers a pragmatic way forward in the EU's attempts to solve its social, economic, and political crises.

Author : Lucian N. Leustean,John T.S. Madeley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317990819

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Religion, Politics and Law in the European Union by Lucian N. Leustean,John T.S. Madeley Pdf

EU enlargement - to countries in Central and Eastern Europe in 2004, the inclusion of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, and increasing debates on Turkey’s membership - has dramatically transformed the European Union into a multi-religious space. Religious communities are not only shaping identities but are also influential factors in political discourse. This edited volume examines the activities of religious actors in the context of supranational European institutions and the ways in which they have responded to the idea of Europe at local and international levels. By bringing together scholars working in political science, history, law and sociology, this volume analyses key religious factors in contemporary EU architecture, such as the transformation of religious identities, the role of political and religious leaders, EU legislation on religion, and, the activities of religious lobbies. This book was published as a special issue of Religion, State and Society.

Author : David Sorkin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691188188

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The Religious Enlightenment by David Sorkin Pdf

In intellectual and political culture today, the Enlightenment is routinely celebrated as the starting point of modernity and secular rationalism, or demonized as the source of a godless liberalism in conflict with religious faith. In The Religious Enlightenment, David Sorkin alters our understanding by showing that the Enlightenment, at its heart, was religious in nature. Sorkin examines the lives and ideas of influential Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic theologians of the Enlightenment, such as William Warburton in England, Moses Mendelssohn in Prussia, and Adrien Lamourette in France, among others. He demonstrates that, in the century before the French Revolution, the major religions of Europe gave rise to movements of renewal and reform that championed such hallmark Enlightenment ideas as reasonableness and natural religion, toleration and natural law. Calvinist enlightened orthodoxy, Jewish Haskalah, and reform Catholicism, to name but three such movements, were influential participants in the eighteenth century's burgeoning public sphere and promoted a new ideal of church-state relations. Sorkin shows how they pioneered a religious Enlightenment that embraced the new science of Copernicus and Newton and the philosophy of Descartes, Locke, and Christian Wolff, uniting reason and revelation to renew faith and piety. This book reveals how Enlightenment theologians refashioned belief as a solution to the dogmatism and intolerance of previous centuries. Read it and you will never view the Enlightenment the same way.

Author : Ausma Cimdiņa
Publisher : Plus
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004824922

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Religion and Political Change in Europe by Ausma Cimdiņa Pdf