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Title: The Church and the Age of Reason 1648-1789 (Penguin History of the Church, Vol 4) by Gerlad R. Cragg ISBN: 0-14-013761-0 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1961 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)
Rating: 3
Summary: Worthy and interesting
Comment: This is a good summary of what was happening in the European Christian church during the period mentioned in the title (although in the interests of context it does look at events that occur either side of the dates). In particular, this book is strongest when it analyses the impact that changes in society were having upon the Church. The basic format is for each chapter to focus on one particular country for one section of the period.
One of my criticisms of the book is that 5 of the 15 chapters (plus an introduction and an epilogue) focus on England and 2 focus on France. Of the 8 remaining chapters; Germany, Scotland, Russia (and the Eastern churches) and the New World rate a chapter each, while the other 4 look at the impact of specific cultural changes. It does come across as being very Anglo-centric.
Another negative about the book is that the writing style can be a little pedestrian at times. Yes, this is history, but there are plenty of history books around that make it clear that you can write history (and remain accurate and factual) while still being a page-turner.
While this sounds quite critical, I did enjoy reading the book. The period (between the enormous changes of both the Reformation and the French Revolution) is a fascinating one and there is much in this book that has prompted me to want to read more. Cragg's footnotes and bibliography point in some good directions for doing so. In reality, if there were half stars I would rate this one 3 1/2, but my criticisms mean that I have to lean toward the 3.
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Title: The Church in an Age of Revolution (The Penguin History of the Church 5) by Alexander Roper Vidler ISBN: 0140137629 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Reformation (Penguin History of the Church, 3) by Owen Chadwick ISBN: 0140137572 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1990 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Early Church (Penguin History of the Church, 1) by Henry Chadwick ISBN: 0140231994 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Western Society and the Church in the Middle Ages (Penguin History of the Church) by Richard William Southern ISBN: 0140137556 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1990 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: A History of Christian Missions (Pelican History of the Church, Vol 6) by Stephen Neill ISBN: 0140137637 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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