Publisher's Synopsis
Essays in this volume treat such themes of perennial importance to dissenters as the nature of the Church and the relations between Church and state. Others show how, in the 18th-century, doctrinal changes prompted by the Enlightenment influenced church life on the ground. The essays concerning the 19th-century reveal the varied responses of prominent dissenters to the shift of theological landmarks associated with the rise of modern biblical criticism and evolutionary thought. Finally, there are essays which demonstrate the continuing relevance of dissenting thought to current ecumenical debate.
