Secularization of the European mind in the nineteenth century
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1985
- 286 p. ; 22 cm
- Gifford lectures ; 1973-1974. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chadwick discusses secularism as a social and intellectual problem in nineteenth-century European life. Issues such as liberalism, anticlericalism, and scientific principles take root in the European mind. Individuals such as Karl Marx and Voltaire influence the transformation.
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Intellectual life Secularization Europe History, 1789-1900 Atheism Christian church Darwin Marxism Materialism Moral Religion Society Voltaire