The secularization of the European mind in the nineteenth century
By: Owen Chadwick.
Edition: Canto ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Secularism -- Europe.; Secularization (Theology) -- History of doctrines -- 19th century.; Europe -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
Description: Chadwick discusses secularism as a social and intellectual problem in nineteenth-century European life. Issues such as liberalism, anticlericalism, and scientific principles take root in the European mind. Individuals such as Karl Marx and Voltaire influence the transformation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-279) and index.