From Puritanism to the Age of Reason
From Puritanism to the Age of Reason
A Study of Changes in Religious Thought within the Church of England 1660 to 1700
G. R. Cragg
September 2008
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First published in 1950 this is a critical study of changes in religious thought in the latter half of the seventeenth century. Dr Cragg's main concern is with the eclipse of Calvinism, the Cambridge Platonists, the religious significance of Locke, Toland and the rise of Deism, the relationship between the Church and the Civil power and the question of religious toleration. In its original form this book was awarded the Archbishop Cranmer Prize for 1945.
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September 2008Paperback
9780521081603
260 pages
203 × 127 × 15 mm
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Eclipse of Calvinism
- 3. The Cambridge Platonists
- 4. The Latitudinarians
- 5. The Impact of the New Science
- 6. The Religious Significance of John Locke
- 7. John Toland and the Rise of Deism
- 8. The Church and the Civil Power
- 9. Toleration, the Triumph of an Idea
- 10. Conclusion.
