This book is the first anthology of key writings for the study of religion in England and Wales between the Glorious Revolution and the end of the eighteenth century. The documents include extracts from letters and diaries, acts of parliament,MoreThis book is the first anthology of key writings for the study of religion in England and Wales between the Glorious Revolution and the end of the eighteenth century. The documents include extracts from letters and diaries, acts of parliament, sermons, memoirs, religious books, parish and church records, and biographies as well as other manuscript material.
They build Up a broad view of the nature of religion and piety in England during the long eighteenth century. The volume includes an introduction which places the sources in the context of the eighteenth century as a whole. It provides the student of eighteenth century religion with an invaluable set of source materials which will illuminate the state of the churches, faith and piety in the period.