- Challenges many of the assumptions made about political and
religious divisions in Ireland and about the internal condition of
the churches there during the pre-Emancipation period
- Takes an ecumenical approach
- Extensive citation of primary sources
- Important sections on church buildings will be of interest to
architectural historians
Nigel Yates provides a major reassessment of the religious state of
Ireland between 1770 and 1850. He argues that this was both a
period of intense reform across all the major religious groups in
Ireland and also one in which the seeds of religious tension, which
were to dominate Irish politics and society for most of the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries, were sown. He examines in
detail, from a wide range of primary sources, the mechanics of this
reform programme and the growing tensions between religious groups
in this period, showing how political and religious issues became
inextricably mixed and how various measures that might have been
taken to improve the situation were not politically or religiously
possible.
Contents
- Introduction
- 1 The Religious Development of Ireland 1560-1770
- 2 The Non-Religious Background to Religious Reforms in Ireland
1770-1850
- 3 The Religious Leadership of Ireland 1770-1850
- 4 Pastoral Care and Public Worship in Ireland 1770-1850
- 5 Ecclesiastical Reform in Action: Some Diocesan and Presbytery
Case Studies
- 6 Church Building and Restoration in Ireland 1770-1850
- 7 Theological Developments and Ecumenical Relations 1770-1850
Ausstattung/Bilder: 432 pages - Numerous halftones, tables and line drawings - 234 x 156 mm
Seitenzahl: 432
Englisch
ISBN-13: 9780199242382
ISBN-10: 0199242380
Best.Nr.: 21920002
...handsome volume... Myrtle Hill The English Historical Review Professor Yates writes with an earnest enthusiasm that sustains the reader's interest ... The study of religion in Ireland is significantly advanced by this humane and exceptional book. Brendan Smith, The Tablet there is no doubt about the extent of the research and book's value as a pioneering work ... The book is attractively produced and well-written Fr Tom Morrissey, The Irish Catholic ...the work is full of fascinating detail, much of it culled from diligent research at local level...Professor Yates studies [the period] in great and impressive detail. Church Times
Nigel Yates is Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of Wales, Lampeter, and Director of the University Research Centre and Provincial Archives Adviser to the Church in Wales
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. The Religious Development of Ireland 1560-1770 2. The Non-Religious Background to Religious Reforms in Ireland 1770-1850 3. The Religious Leadership of Ireland 1770-1850 4. Pastoral Care and Public Worship in Ireland 1770-1850 5. Ecclesiastical Reform in Action: Some Diocesan and Presbytery Case Studies 6. Church Building and Restoration in Ireland 1770-1850 7. Theological Developments and Ecumenical Relations 1770-1850
