Evangelicals and culture

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Nineteenth-century evangelicals have often been dismissed as anti-intellectual and philistine. This book draws on periodicals, memoirs and letters to discover how far this was true of British evangelicals between 1790 and 1833. It examines their leisure pursuits along with their enjoyment of art, music, literature, and study, and concludes that they shared the thought and taste of their contemporaries to a far greater extent than is always acknowledged. What is more, their theology encouraged s…

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Full title :Evangelicals and culture / Doreen M. Rosman ; foreword by David Bebbington.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):James Clarke
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (viii, 196 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780227900987, 0227900987
oclc:on1058748280
LC Classification:BR1642.G7
Dewey Decimal:280.4

The story of evangelicalism 1790-1833 -- The theology of evangelicalism -- Faith and fashion -- Faith and family life -- Faith and fun -- Faith and harmony -- Faith and the fine arts -- Faith and fancy -- Faith and thought.

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Christianisme et civilisation -- Histoi… Christianisme et civilisation -- Histoi… Christianity and culture Christianity and culture -- History -- … Christianity and culture -- History -- … Evangelicalism Evangelicalism -- History -- 18th centu… Evangelicalism -- History -- 19th centu… Évangélisme -- Histoire -- 18e siècle. … Évangélisme -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. … Grande-Bretagne -- Vie intellectuelle -… Grande-Bretagne -- Vie intellectuelle -… Great Britain Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 1… Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 1… History Intellectual life