Permanent Revolution
The Reformation and the Illiberal Roots of Liberalism
Nonfiction, History, Renaissance, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
| Author: | James Simpson | ISBN: | 9780674240544 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | February 18, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | James Simpson |
| ISBN: | 9780674240544 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | February 18, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
How did the English Reformation, with its illiberal, intolerant beginnings, lay the groundwork for the Enlightenment—free will, liberty of conscience, religious toleration, constitutionalism, and all the rest? In his provocative rewriting of the history of liberalism, James Simpson uncovers its unexpected debt to Protestant evangelicalism.
How did the English Reformation, with its illiberal, intolerant beginnings, lay the groundwork for the Enlightenment—free will, liberty of conscience, religious toleration, constitutionalism, and all the rest? In his provocative rewriting of the history of liberalism, James Simpson uncovers its unexpected debt to Protestant evangelicalism.
