'Religion' and the religions in the English Enlightenment

This study examines the changes which took place in the understanding of 'religion' and 'the religions' during the Enlightenment in England, the period when the decisive break with Patristic, Medieval and Renaissance notions of religion occurred. Dr Harrison's view is that t...

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1. Verfasser: Harrison, Peter 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1990
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Antecedents
  • 'Religion', revelation, and the light of nature: Protestants and Platonists
  • The religious instinct and priestly corruptions: Lord Herbert and deism
  • Sacred history and religious diversity
  • From sacred history to natural history