Permanent Revolution : : The Reformation and the Illiberal Roots of Liberalism / / James Simpson.

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 unex...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (396 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Regnal Dates
  • Introduction
  • PART 1. Religion as Revolution
  • PART 2. Working Modernity’s Despair
  • PART 3. Sincerity and Hypocrisy
  • PART 4. Breaking Idols
  • PART 5. Theater, Magic, Sacrament
  • PART 6. Managing Scripture
  • PART 7. Liberty and Liberties
  • Conclusion
  • Note on Texts and Citations
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index