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Rational dissenters in late eighteenth-century England : 'an ardent desire of truth' / Valerie Smith.

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"Rational Dissent was a branch of Protestant religious nonconformity which emerged to prominence in England between c. 1770 and c. 1800. Based on the sole study of the Scriptures and the application of individual reasoning to understanding the word of God, Rational Dissent rejected the role and...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Smith, Valerie (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2021.
Series:Studies in modern British religious history ; volume 42.
Subjects:
Dissenters, Religious > England > History > 18th century.
England > Church history > 18th century.
Dissenters, Religious.
England.
Church history.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The primary sources and the wider identity of rational dissent
  • 2. Contemporary perceptions and identity
  • 3. Theology : the collective identity of rational dissent
  • 4. Theology and diversity in rational dissenting identity
  • 5. Theology, liberty, and perceptions of church and state
  • 6. Theology, monarchy, and the constitution
  • 7. The evolution of rational dissenting identity
  • 8. The appeal and impact of rational dissent
  • 9. The legacy of late eighteenth-century rational dissent
  • 10. Continuity and change in the unitarian appeal
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix 1. The nature of attacks on Arians and Socinians
  • Appendix 2. Late eighteenth-century subscribers
  • Appendix 3. A biographical register of rational dissenters.

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