Church of Ireland and Its Past
Subtitle: History, Interpretation and Identity
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781846826375
Subjects: Church of ireland
Description: "This book brings together leading Irish historians who examine how the history of the Church of Ireland has been written in the 500 years since the Reformation. It traces the emergence of a distinctly Protestant narrative, shaped by the belief that the Church of Ireland was the true descendant of St Patrick, and shows how this endured down to the twentieth century, before being challenged by the development of a more secular and professional approach to the writing of history."--Back cover.