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'God, the only giver of victory': Providentialism and Secularization in England, c.1660-1760

Teske, Stephen A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244154440

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2009, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, History (Arts and Sciences).
From c.1660 to c1760 England is often characterized as a society undergoing an accelerating process of secularization, and by extension, modernization. This narrative of the period ignores the way many in England understood and explained the world around them; through the non-secular and providential language of divine intervention. This thesis argues that during this one hundred year period England underwent no process of secularization, and instead remained consistent in its commitment to the language of divine intervention. This thesis examines the way English clergymen used the language of divine intervention publicly, in order to illuminate the utility and substance of the language of divine intervention for a highly visible and influential segment of English society.
Robert G. Ingram, PhD (Advisor)
Mariana Dantas, PhD (Committee Member)
Brian Schoen, PhD (Committee Member)
97 p.
History
England; Anglican; clergy; secularism; long eighteenth century; language of divine intervention; providence

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  • Teske, S. A. (2009). 'God, the only giver of victory': Providentialism and Secularization in England, c.1660-1760 [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244154440

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Teske, Stephen. 'God, the only giver of victory': Providentialism and Secularization in England, c.1660-1760. 2009. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244154440.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Teske, Stephen. "'God, the only giver of victory': Providentialism and Secularization in England, c.1660-1760." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244154440

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