Converts and Conversion in Eighteenth-Century Ireland
Michael Brown (Editor), Thomas P. Power (Editor), Charles I. McGrathBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
Religious belief is central to understanding early modern Ireland. This collection addresses a fundamental, if underexamined, aspect of that issue: the vexed subject of conversion. In so doing, it provides a nuanced and unique portrait of the political, social and intellectual complexity of the period.Synopsis
Historians and scholars of literature explore how converts begin to dissolve the neat religious boundaries that historians use to divide orthodoxy from heterodoxy, established from dissenting, and Protestant from Catholic in Ireland during the period. Their topics include the provisions for conversion in the penal laws of 1695-1750, the conversion debate in Cromwellian Dublin, the use of Quaker testimonies in late 17th-century Ireland, and conversion and family identity in 18th-century Europe. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR