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Religious Dissent (which Dr Routley takes to include all free Church denominations) is as English an institution as the House of Commons. That it was not always so is well enough known; why it became so is not. The Dissenters have never been adept at public relations, and many who are ignorant of their faith regard them as an uncomely - though worthy - body of men. This historical portrait does not paint out their blemishes; but it does give attention to their virtues. The main purpose is to show the changing nature of Dissent and what it has dissented against. Dr Routley does not trace the history of each denomination: he is concerned rather with the overall pattern of non-conformity. However, he gives special attention to the early origins of Puritanism and he re-examines in detail the cultural and intellectual 'Dissent' of the Reformation, in which the English dissenting tradition has its roots.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: English Religious Dissent
• Author: Erik Routley
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244
• EAN: 9780521099790
• ISBN: 052109979X
• ID: 02021332
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 260 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 129 × 13 mm
• Date of publishing: 18. January 2009

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