From Puritanism to the Age of ReasonCUP Archive, 2003 First published in 1950 this is a critical study of changes in religious thought in the latter half of the seventeenth century. Dr Cragg's main concern is with the eclipse of Calvinism, the Cambridge Platonists, the religious significance of Locke, Toland and the rise of Deism, the relationship between the Church and the Civil power and the question of religious toleration. In its original form this book was awarded the Archbishop Cranmer Prize for 1945. |
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Contents
Preface page | 1 |
The Eclipse of Calvinism | 13 |
The Religious Significance of John | 114 |
Bibliography | 231 |
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From Puritanism to the Age of Reason: A Study of Changes in Religious ... G. R. Cragg No preview available - 1967 |
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