Author : Cambridge University Press
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521093910
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis From Puritanism to the Age of Reason by : Cambridge University Press
Download or read book From Puritanism to the Age of Reason written by Cambridge University Press and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1950 this is a critical study of changes in religious thought in the latter half of the seventeenth century. Dr Cragg's main concern is with the eclipse of Calvinism, the Cambridge Platonists, the religious significance of Locke, Toland and the rise of Deism, the relationship between the Church and the Civil power and the question of religious toleration. In its original form this book was awarded the Archbishop Cranmer Prize for 1945.