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The Life of William Robertson

Minister, Historian and Principal [Hardback]

by Jeffrey R Smitten

    • Author

      Jeffrey R Smitten

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Edinburgh University Press

    • Published

      November 2016

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      The Life of William Robertson

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      A prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, William Robertson differed from his better-known contemporaries, such as Voltaire, Hume and Gibbon, because he used the critical tools of the Enlightenment not to attack religion but to strengthen it. As a historian, he helped shape 18th-century historiography. As a minister of the Church of Scotland, he sought to make the church fit for a polite age. And, as principal of the University of Edinburgh, he presided over a flourishing of intellectual inquiry in the midst of the Enlightenment. But despite his European fame, he was a controversial figure. Drawing extensively on his unpublished correspondence, Jeffrey Smitten captures both the man and his work in his own words. By foregrounding Robertson's religious outlook, he offers a more contextualized and nuanced interpretation of his motives, intentions, as well as his beliefs than we have had before.

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      • Author

        Jeffrey R Smitten

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Edinburgh University Press

      • Published

        November 2016

      • Weight

        523g

      • Page Count

        256

      • Dimensions

        153 x 237 x 21 mm

      • ISBN

        9780748646104

      • ISBN-10

        0748646108

      • Eden Code

        4450723

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      • Author/Creator: Jeffrey R Smitten

      • ISBN: 9780748646104

      • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

      • Release Date: November 2016

      • Weight: 523g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 237 x 21 mm

      • Eden Code: 4450723


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