The Church of Ireland 1869-1969

The Church of Ireland 1869-1969
Author: R. B. McDowell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2017-09-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351628747

First published in 1975. In 1869 the Church of Ireland, until then part of the Church of England, was disestablished and partially disendowed. The author traces the changes in the Church of Ireland’s organization and function and the decline of its influence and numerical size during the hundred years following disestablishment. This title will be of interest to students of nineteenth- and twentieth-century religious and social history.

Routledge Library Editions: 19th Century Religion

Routledge Library Editions: 19th Century Religion
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 6282
Release: 2021-07-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1351587471

Reissuing works originally published between 1973 and 1997, Routledge Library Editions: 19th Century Religion (18 volumes) offers a selection of scholarship covering historical developments in religious thinking. Topics include the origin of Catholicism in America, sexual liberation and religion in Europe, and the emergence of Atheism in Victorian England. This set also includes collections of sermons and essays from some of the most influential preachers of the nineteenth century.