Title Converting Britannia : Evangelicals and British public life, 1770-1840 / Gareth Atkins

Published Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press in association with BSECS, 2019

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Description 1 online resource Series Studies in the eighteenth century Studies in the eighteenth century. Contents Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Notes on the Text; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Redefining 'the Age of Wilberforce'; 1 'Spheres of Influence': the Evangelical Clergy, c. 1770-1830; 2 Business, Banking and Bibles in Late-Hanoverian London; 3 The Development of an Anglican Evangelical Party, c. 1800-35; 4 Forging an Evangelical Empire: Sierra Leone and the Wider British World; 5 Patriotism, Piety and Patronage: Evangelicals and the Royal Navy; 6 'Small Detachments of Maniacs'? Evangelicals and the East India Company; Conclusion: Britannia Converted? Summary A compelling study of Anglican Evangelicalism in the Age of Wilberforce revealing its potency as a political machine whose reach extended into every area of the British establishment and its nascent Empire Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 09, 2019) Subject Evangelical Revival -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Evangelical Revival -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Evangelicalism -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Evangelicalism -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Evangelical Revival Evangelicalism -- Political aspects Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 178744564X 9781787445642

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