Defending the faith : global histories of apologetics and politics in the 20th century / edited by Todd H. Weir and Hugh McLeod.
| Other author/creator | Weir, Todd H. editor. |
| Other author/creator | McLeod, Hugh editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020. |
| Description | x, 308 pages ; 24 cm. |
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| Series | Proceedings of the British Academy, 0068-1202 Proceedings of the British Academy ; 232. ^A299844 |
| Summary | This volume explores the many ways in which conflicts between secular worldviews and religions shaped the history of the twentieth century. It introduces the notion of 'apologetics' to highlight a common feature of these conflicts: both secular and religious groups employed a mixture of learned argument and popular propaganda to defend their faith, but also to come up with new forms of outreach and mission. By bringing the dynamics of religious and secular apologetics into a comparative perspective, and drawing on examples from Western Europe, the USSR, the USA, North Africa and Asia from the 1920s to the present, the volume offers important historical perspectives on current debates over the place of religion in contemporary politics. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9780197266915 |
| ISBN | 0197266916 hardcover |
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