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Book Reviews 297 readers. It is somewhat unconvincing in its argument that by 1850 evangelicalism was becoming the dominant form of Protestantism in the English-speaking world. The picture he presents for the 1840s seems to be one of deepening division and waning conï¬dence, as evangelical campaigns to shape godly societies proved unsuccessful and as many evangelicals began withdrawing themselves from a world they could not transform. Stewart J. Brown University of Edinburgh Roger Trigg. 2007. Religion in Public Life: Must Faith be Privatized? Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 262, Hb, £30.00. Roger Triggâs ï¬ne new book broadens the discussion of the place of religion in modern societies from a narrow concentration on the admissibility of religious reasons in public debate to a far broader discussion of the issues arising from the many faceted and often disturbing presence of religion in many forms in various modern societies. The discussion is helpfully earthed in a variety of real situations from around the world, and avoids the assumption that everything that deserves to be said arises out of the experiences of the United States, or the most recent writings of a continental philosopher, or indeed the Scottish Enlightenment! Triggâs whole discussion
Studies in World Christianity – Edinburgh University Press
Published: Dec 1, 2007
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