Doreen m rosman (7 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: New. 1st.

Zustand: Good. From the Library of John Russell Taylor.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. pp. 208 23:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A study of the society and culture of early nineteenth-century British evangelicalism, challenging the stereotype that evangelicals were anti-intellectual.Nineteenth-century evangelicals have often been dismissed as antiintellectual 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 such activities. Evangelicals regarded recreations which engaged the mind, or which could be pursued within the safety of the home, as more concordant with spirituality than 'sensual' or 'worldly' pleasures. Nevertheless, their faith did militate against culture and learning. Some evangelicals dismissed all nonreligious pursuits as 'vanity', since their deep rooted otherworldliness made them suspicious of anything which did not contribute to eternal well-being. A new generation adopted a more rigid attitude to the Bible, which made them unwilling to examine new ideas. In the last resort, even the most cultured evangelicals were unable to reconcile their delight in the arts with their world-denying theology.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorDoreen Rosman taught history at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, from 1974 to 2001. She is the author of The Evolution of the English Churches 1500 - 2000 (2003).InhaltsverzeichnisTab.

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. 262 pages in very good, clean condition. Previous owner's name and address on the fep. Black hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. Very light wear on bottom corners. Illustrated yellow DJ with black titles. Light wear on corners and edges. Scarce. VG+/VG. Book.…