Crisis of doubt: honest faith in nineteenth-century england
Auteur :
Larsen, Timothy
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199544035
Date de publication :
9 oct. 2008
Dimensions :
21,5 x 13,8 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
466 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A corrective to the much-discussed Victorian 'crisis of faith', this study focuses upon several prominent individuals who experienced a `crisis of doubt' and made the reverse journey, abandoning secularism to defend Christianity. Their stories demonstrate the intellectual strength of faith in the nineteenth century.