The Religious Condition of Ireland 1770-1850
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Author Description
Nigel Yates provides a major reassessment of the religious state of Ireland between 1770 and 1850. He argues that this was both a period of intense reform across all the major religious groups in Ireland and also one in which the seeds of religious tension, which were to dominate Irish politics and society for most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, were sown. He examines in detail, from a wide range of primary sources, the mechanics of this reform programme and the growing tensions between religious groups in this period, showing how political and religious issues became inextricably mixed and how various measures that might have been taken to improve the situation were not politically or religiously possible.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This work investigates the transformative religious landscape of Ireland between 1770 and 1850 to determine how internal reforms and escalating sectarian tensions shaped the nation's political trajectory. Nigel Yates, a scholar of ecclesiastical history, utilizes an extensive array of primary source documentation to analyze the institutional shifts within major Irish religious groups. He posits that the era was defined by a dual process: a concerted effort toward internal religious reform and the simultaneous development of deep-seated social divisions that would influence Irish governance for two centuries.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of reform programs across Catholic, Anglican, and Presbyterian denominations.
- Examination of the intersection between ecclesiastical policy and legislative action.
- Investigation into the failure of potential political compromises during the pre-Famine era.
Scope Limits
- The study focuses primarily on institutional and political religious history rather than the lived spiritual experiences of the laity.
- The analysis concludes at 1850, excluding the long-term religious impacts of the Great Famine and subsequent decades.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Historians recognize this text as a rigorous examination of the structural changes within Irish religious institutions during a volatile period. Scholars frequently cite the work for its meticulous use of primary sources and its balanced assessment of the political constraints that hindered religious reconciliation.
Page Count:
432
Publication Date:
2006-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019152932X
ISBN-13:
9780191529320
History
Religion
Sociology of Religion
19th Century
Irish History
Ireland_religion
18th century
Religious History
Ireland
