Religious Thought In The Victorian Age

An account of the intellectual and theological ferment of 19th-century Britain, which saw the impact of biblical criticism upon traditional theology and the belief in the social as well as spiritual mission for the Church. Figures such as Newman, Carlyle, and Matthew Arnold are featured. An account of the intellectual and theological ferment of nineteenth-century Britain - the dynamic period when so many of the ideas and attitudes we take for granted today were first established (including the impact of biblical criticism upon traditional theology, and the belief in a social as well as a spirtual mission for the Church). Key figures include Coleridge, Newman Carlyle, Matthew Arnold and F. D. Maurice. Unavailable for some time, the reappearance of this updated Second Edition will be welcomed by theologians and intellectual and literary historians alike.