The Enlightenment and religion
Subtitle: the myths of modernity
By: S.J. Barnett.
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2003.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Church history -- 18th century; Enlightenment; Deism
Description: This publication offers a critical survey of religious change and its causes in 18th-century Europe. Focusing on the Enlightenment in Italy, France and England, the text illustrates how the canonical view of 18th-century religious change has in reality been constructed upon scant evidence and assumption.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.