From persecution to toleration
Subtitle: the Glorious Revolution and religion in England
By: edited by Ole Peter Grell, Jonathan I. Israel, and Nicholas Tyacke.
Contributors: Grell, Ole Peter.; Israel, Jonathan Irvine.; Tyacke, Nicholas.
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 443
Subjects: Religious tolerance -- England -- History -- 17th century -- Congresses; Religion and state -- England -- History -- 17th century -- Congresses; England -- Religion -- 17th century -- Congresses; Great Britain -- History -- 1660-1714 -- Congresses; Great Britain -- History -- Revolution of 1688 -- Congresses
Description: The scholars who contribute to this volume explore a variety of themes, including the nature of religious dissent, the idea of freedom of conscience, and attitudes towards the Huguenot community. They examine not only Protestant dissent, but also Catholicism, Judaism, and Deism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contains papers presented at a conference in Nov. 1988 at the Dutch church, Austin Friars, in London, under the auspices of the William and Mary Tercentenary Trust.