The Life and Thought of Herbert Butterfield: History, Science and God

by Michael Bentley

Book Overview

Once recalled only for The Whig Interpretation of History (1931) and Christianity and History (1949), Sir Herbert Butterfield's contribution to western culture has undergone an astonishing revaluation over the past twenty years. What has been left out of this reappraisal is the man himself. Yet the force of Butterfield's writings is weakened without some knowledge of the man behind them: his temperament, contexts and personal torments. Previous authors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107411424
• ISBN13: 9781107411425
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"