God's other children
Subtitle: Protestant nonconformists and the emergence of denominational churches in Ireland, 1660-1700
By: Richard L. Greaves.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
Subjects: Dissenters, Religious -- Ireland -- History -- 17th century; Presbyterian Church -- Ireland -- History -- 17th century; Society of Friends -- Ireland -- History -- 17th century; Church and state -- Ireland; Ireland -- Church history -- 17th century
Description: This is the first full-length work on the fate of the Protestant nonconformists in Ireland following the restoration of the monarchy and the Church of Ireland in 1660. Of the religious groups studied in this book - the Scottish and English Presbyterians, the congregationalists, the Baptists, and the Friends - only the Scottish Presbyterians had established themselves prior to the revolutionary upheavals of the 1640's and 1650's.

In addition to examining the internal history of these groups from the restoration to the eve of the penal laws in the early eighteenth century, the author also explores the relationships between the civil authorities and the restored state church and the nonconformists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-453) and index.