Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Date: 2006. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket; as new with faintest signs of use and shelf-wear. See photos. Jacket now housed in archival mylar sleeve./fine. Small quarto in glossy burgundy jacket; xiv, 678 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 603-651) and index. "During the tumultuous period of world history from 1660 to 1815, three complex movements combined to bring a fundamental cultural reorientation to Europe and North America, and ultimately to the wider world. The Enlightenment transformed views of nature and of the human capacity to master nature. The religious reawakenings brought a revival of heart-felt, experiential Christianity. Finally revolution, the political and social upheavals of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, challenged established ideas of divine-right monarchies and divinely ordained social hierarchies, and promoted more democratic government, notions of human rights, and religious toleration. A new religious climate emerged, in which people were more likely to look to their own feelings and experiences for the basis of their faith. During this same period, Christianity spread widely around the world as a result of colonialism and missions, and responded in diverse ways to its encounters with other cultures and religious traditions." —Publisher. / Contents: Continental Catholic Europe /; Nigel Aston --; Continental Protestant Europe /; Hartmut ...

ISBN10: 052181605X, ISBN13: 9780521816052, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Explores the impact of the Enlightenment, the religious re-awakenings and revolution on the Christian church.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2007]
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