Synopses & Reviews
A fresh appraisal of the most important religious thinkers of the nineteenth century.
Review
'These handsomely produced volumes are the most massive result so far of the establishment of modern religious thought as an important area of study. Because of that, and the quality of scholarship which they provide, they deserve a resounding welcome.' Theology
Review
'Through the secure place that they will surely occupy in departmental reading lists, these twenty-seven essays are likely to shape the study of nineteenth century religious thought for some time to come.' Journal of Theological Studies
Table of Contents
1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Claude Welch; 2. Ralph Waldo Emerson and the American transcendentalists Sydney E. Ahlstrom; 3. John Henry Newman and the Tractarian movement J. M. Cameron; 4. Drey, Möhler and the Catholic school of Tübingen James Tunstead Burtchaell, C.S.C; 5. Roman Catholic modernism Bernard M. G. Reardon; 6. Russian religious thought George L. Kline; 7. British agnosticism James C. Livingston; 8. The British idealists H. D. Lewis; 9. William James and Josiah Royce John E. Smith; Index.