Gibbons Christianity: Religion, Reason, and the Fall of Rome by Hugh Liebert Pap

Description: Gibbons Christianity by Hugh Liebert Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Explores the life and work of historian Edward Gibbon, and his complex relationship with Christianity, through an examination of his correspondence, private journals, early works, and unfinished memoirs. Publisher Description There has never been much doubt about the faith of the "infidel historian" Edward Gibbon. But for all of Gibbons skepticism regarding Christianitys central doctrines, the author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire did not merely seek to oppose Christianity; he confronted it as a philosophical and historical puzzle. Gibbons Christianity tallies the results and conditions of that confrontation.Using rich correspondence, private journals, early works, and memoirs that were never completed, Hugh Liebert provides intimate access to Gibbons life in order to better understand his complex relationship with religion. Approaching the Decline and Fall from the context surrounding its conception, Liebert shows how Gibbon adapted explanations of the Roman republics rise to account for a new spiritual republic and, subsequently, the rise of modern Europe. Taken together, Lieberts analysis of this context, including the nuance of Gibbons relationship to Christianity, and his readings of Gibbons better- and lesser-known texts suggest a historian more eager to comprehend Christianitys worldly power than to sneer at or dismiss it.Eminently readable and wholly accessible to anyone interested in or familiar with the Decline and Fall, this groundbreaking reassessment of Gibbons most famous work will appeal especially to scholars of eighteenth-century studies. Author Biography Hugh Liebert is Associate Professor of American Politics in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. He is the author of Plutarchs Politics: Between City and Empire. Details ISBN 027109236X ISBN-13 9780271092362 Title Gibbons Christianity Author Hugh Liebert Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 204 Publisher Pennsylvania State University Press GE_Item_ID:160711931; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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