Victorian faith in crisis : essays on continuity and change in nineteenth-century religious belief

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Victorian faith in crisis : essays on continuity and change in nineteenth-century religious belief

edited by Richard J. Helmstadter and Bernard Lightman

Macmillan, 1990

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Victorian faith in crisis : essays on continuity and change in 19th-century religious belief

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This is a collection of essays which discuss the directions taken by different faiths during the 19th century. The book discusses the alternatives to faith, different perspectives on faith, agnosticism and the topic of social Christianity. It examines and compares faith in the UK, Germany, Italy and India and the changes and loss of faith in these countries during the Victorian era. As well as discussing agnosticism, the book considers alternatives to faith, such as scientific discourse and the influence of society on Christianity and the influence of Christianity on society.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction, Sydney Eisen
  • faith and fallacy-English and German perspectives in the 19th century, W.R.Ward
  • the fiat and finger of God - the bridgewater treatises, John M.Robson
  • the faith of 19th century unitarians - a curious incident, R.K.Webb
  • W.R.Greg - a Manchester creed, R.J.Helmstadter
  • theodicy and society - the crisis of the intelligentsia, James R.Moore
  • scientific discourse as an alternative to faith, George Levine
  • the victorian crisis of faith as crisis of vocation, Jeffrey von Arx
  • "Robert Elsmere" and the Agnostic crises of faith, Bernard V.Lightman
  • the crisis of faith and social Christianity - the ethical pilgrimage of James Shaver Woodsworth, Mark D.Johnson
  • on redefining "crisis" - the victorian crisis of faith in the Punjab, 1880-1930, Jeffrey Cox
  • the victorian crisis of faith and the faith that was lost, Frank M.Turner.

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  • NCID
    BA12963691
  • ISBN
    • 0333496604
    • 9781349109760
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 391 p.
  • Size
    21-23 cm
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