Friends, Neighbours, Sinners shows the crucial role of religious difference in shaping English culture and society after 1689. By throwing into relief the cultural impact of England's unstable religious settlement, it highlights the centrality of religious difference to understanding social and cultural change after 1689.
Friends, Neighbours, Sinners shows the crucial role of religious difference in shaping English culture and society after 1689. By throwing into relief the cultural impact of England's unstable religious settlement, it highlights the centrality of religious difference to understanding social and cultural change after 1689.
Carys Brown is a Research Fellow at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. She has published articles in The Historical Journal, British Catholic History, Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, and Cultural and Social History.
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Introduction 1. Reframing religious difference 2. Public religion 3. Politeness and hypocrisy 4. Drinking, dancing, talking 5. Neighbours, friends, company Conclusion.