Tony Claydon / Ian McBride (eds.)

Protestantism and National Identity

Herausgeber: Claydon, Tony; McBride, Ian

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume traces the complex contribution which protestantism made to national identity in the British Isles between the Stuart and the Victorian age. Often challenging existing work, the essays both question whether nationalism was a secular and 'modern' phenomenon, and ask whether Protestantism could support any simple vision of a united, imperial, and 'elect' Britain. Covering a wide variety of subjects, the authors show that whilst the reformed faith was always central to 'British' self-awareness, it could also divide the peoples of Britain and Ireland, could cast doubt on their greatness, and could dissolve any insistence on the uniqueness of these nations. The collection thus takes the study of religion's contribution to nationality beyond simple acknowledgement of its importance, and suggests radical new ways to understand British and Irish development during the 'long eighteenth century'.

Table of contents:
Introduction; 1. The trials of the chosen peoples: recent interpretations of protestantism and national identity in Britain and Ireland Tony Claydon and Ian McBride; 2. 'I love my king and my country, but a Roman Catholic I hate': anti-catholicism, xenophobia, and national identity in eighteenth-century England Colin Haydon; 3. Confessional state, or elect nation? religion and identity in eighteenth-century England Jeremy Black; 4. 'To protect English liberties': the English nationalist revolution of 1688-89 Steven Pincus; 5. A history of variations: the identity of the eighteenth-century church of England Brian Young; 6. The British dimension, religion and the shaping of political identities during the reign of Charles II Tim Harris; 7. The bible and national identity in the British Isles, c. 1650-c. 1750 Scott Mandelbrote; 8. Protestantism, presbyterianism and national idenity in eighteenth-century Scottish history David Allan; 9. Protestantism, ethnicity and Irish identities, 1660-1760 Toby Barnard; 10. 'The common name of Irishman': protestantism and patriotism in eighteenth-century Ireland Ian McBride; 11. The island race: Captain Cook, protestantism, evangelicanism and the construction of English national identity 1760-1800 Kathleen Wilson; 12. A transatlantic perspective: protestantism and national identities in mid-nineteenth-century Britain and Ireland John Wolffe.

The years 1650-1850 saw the creation of the United Kingdom and the emergence of Britain as a world power. According to much recent literature protestantism was central to this process. This collection challenges this religious contribution to 'Britishness' and suggests radical new ways to understanding the 'British problem'.

A challenge to the much-promoted thesis that protestantism was central to the rise of Britain as a world power.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 632g
• ISBN-13: 9780521620772
• ISBN-10: 0521620775
• Artikelnr.: 21317951

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I.
Introduction: 1. The trials of the chosen peoples: recent interpretations
of Protestantism and national identity in Britain and Ireland Tony Claydon
and Ian McBride; Part II. England: 2. 'I love my King and my Country, but a
Roman Catholic I hate': anti-catholicism, xenophobia and national identity
in eighteenth-century England Colin Haydon; 3. Confessional state or elect
nation? Religion and identity in eighteenth-century England Jeremy Black;
4. 'To protect English liberties': the English nationalist revolution of
1688-1689 Steven Pincus; 5. A history of variations: the identity of the
eighteenth-century church of England Brian Young; Part III. Britain and
Ireland: 6. The British dimension, religion and the shaping of political
identities during the reign of Charles II Tim Harris; 7. The bible and
national identity in the British Isles, c.1650-c.1750 Scott Mandelbrote; 8.
Protestantism, Presbyterianism and national identity in eighteenth-century
Scottish history David Allan; 9. Protestantism, ethnicity and Irish
identities, 1660-1760 Toby Barnard; 10. 'The common name of Irishman':
Protestantism and patriotism in eighteenth-century Ireland Ian McBride;
Part IV. Britain, Ireland and the World: 11. The island race: Captain Cook,
Protestant evangelicalism and the construction of English national
identity, 1760-1800 Kathleen Wilson; 12. A transatlantic perspective:
Protestantism and national identities in mid-nineteenth-century Britain and
the United States John Wolffe; Index.