Earthly Powers: The Clash of Religion and Politics in Europe, from the French Revolution to the Great WarIn this masterful, stylish, and authoritative book, Michael Burleigh gives us an epic history of the battles over religion in modern Europe, examining the complex and often lethal ways in which politics and religion have interacted and influenced each other over the last two centuries. From the French Revolution to the totalitarian movements of the twentieth century, Earthly Powers is a uniquely powerful portrait of one of the great tensions of modern history—one that continues to be played out on the world stage today. |
Contents
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The Church and the Revolution | 48 |
Puritans Thinking They are Spartans Run Amok | 67 |
The Alliance of Throne and Altar in Restoration | 112 |
Political Messianism | 144 |
Century of Faiths | 199 |
New Men and Sacred Violence in Late | 276 |
Church versus State | 311 |
The Churches and Industrial Society | 365 |
Apocalypse 1914 | 425 |
notes | 461 |
select bibliography | 487 |
picture credits | 507 |
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