Crisis of doubt : honest faith in nineteenth-century England
Larsen, Timothy200810UU
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A corrective to the much-discussed Victorian 'crisis of faith', this study focuses upon several prominent individuals who experienced a 'crisis of doubt' and made the reverse journey, abandoning secularism to defend Christianity. Their stories demonstrate the intellectual strength of faith in the nineteenth century.Review: Larsen gives us valuable and interesting accounts...A valuable book. David Nash, English Historical Review.
Main title:
Crisis of doubt : honest faith in nineteenth-century England / Timothy Larsen.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Collation:
330 p. ; 22x14x2 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.
Audience:
Undergraduate.
Contents:
1. Crisis of Faith-- 2. William Hone-- 3. Frederic Rowland Young-- 4. Thomas Cooper-- 5. John Henry Gordon-- 6. Joseph Barker-- 7. John Bagnall Bebbington-- 8. George Sexton-- 9. How Many Reconverts Were There?-- 10. Crisis of Doubt.
ISBN:
9780199544035 (pbk)0199544034 (pbk)
Dewey class:
274.2081
Local class:
274.2081
Language:
English
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BRN:
2423701
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