Atheism and Deism Revalued: Heterodox Religious Identities in Britain, 1650-1800

by Wayne Hudson and Diego Lucci

Given the central role played by religion in early-modern Britain, it is perhaps surprising that historians have not always paid close attention to the shifting and nuanced subtleties of terms used in religious controversies. In this collection particular attention is focussed upon two of the most contentious of these terms: 'atheism' and 'deism', terms that have shaped significant parts of the scholarship on the Enlightenment. This volume argues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1409456803
• ISBN13: 9781409456803
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"