The divided heart : essays on Protestantism and the Enlightenment in America /
Bringing together essays by a leading intellectual and religious historian, The Divided Heart is a collection of recent reflections, sometimes with a considerable autobiographical element, by Henry F. May on the conflict between Protestantism and the Enlightenment that runs throughout the history of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1991
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| Summary: | Bringing together essays by a leading intellectual and religious historian, The Divided Heart is a collection of recent reflections, sometimes with a considerable autobiographical element, by Henry F. May on the conflict between Protestantism and the Enlightenment that runs throughout the history of American culture. Summarizing May's opinions on recent historiographical arguments, the introduction to The Divided Heart tells of his own development as a historian, major influences upon his thinking, and how his practicing assumptions grew. Covering religion, there are essays on early American h |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (219 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and index |
| ISBN: | 0195058992 0195363175 1280524022 1423735552 160129736X 9780195058994 9780195363173 9781280524028 9781423735557 9781601297365 |