Protestantism and National Identity
Subtitle: Britain and Ireland, c. 1650-c. 1850
Contributors: Tony Claydon (Editor); Ian McBride (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780521620772
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; Christianity; Religious aspects; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Europe - Great Britain - General; Great Britain - History; Religion And Politics; Nationalism; History - General History; History: World; British Isles; Europe - Ireland; Christianity - Protestant; History / Great Britain; Protestantism--British Isles--History--17th century; Protestantism; 18th century; 17th century; History; History of doctrines
First sentence: On 29 January 1689, the constitutional convention which had assembled in London to discuss the state of the nation after the light of James II reached a moment of extraordinary consensus.
Description: "This volume traces the complex contribution which protestantism made to national identity in the British Isles between the Stuart and the Victorian age. It therefore examines an essential, if ambiguous, foundation of British patriotism in the period when the United Kingdom was formed and emerged as a world power." "Often challenging existing work, the essays both question whether nationalism was a secular and 'modern' phenomenon, and ask whether protestantism could support any simple vision of a united, imperial, and 'elect' Britain. Covering a wide variety of subjects, the authors show that whilst the reformed faith was always central to 'British' self-awareness, it could also divide the peoples of Britain and Ireland, could cast doubt on their greatness and could dissolve any insistence on the uniqueness of these nations."--Jacket.