Religion and National Identity

Religion and National Identity Scotland and Wales C.1700-2000 - Bangor History of Religion

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Publisher's Synopsis

While the Christian faith has played a major part in the history of both Wales and Scotland, there has been little previous work looking at their histories in a comparative manner. In the light of the establishment of the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Parliament, this issue is of particular contemporary importance. This collection discusses religion in Scotland and Wales from a historical perspective and examines the contribution of religion to the sense of national identity in the period from the Evangelical Revival to the present day. It suggests that the histories of the two nations are only understood when the religious dimension is taken seriously. The various essays collected here offer new perspectives on particular denominations, from the Scottish Covenanters to Welsh Methodism, as well as discussing individual figures such as Howell Harris, Edward Irving and Arthur Price, in order to examine the complex relationship between language, national identity and religion. Religion and National Identity is an original and timely contribution, not only to the religious histories of Wales and Scotland, but also to the collective history of Great Britain in the modern period.

Book information

ISBN: 9780708316627
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Pub date:
Edition: New edition 2
DEWEY: 306.60941109
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 355
Weight: 635g
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Spine width: 27mm