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Book SynopsisIn the Enlightenments it was often argued that moral conduct, rather than adherence to theological doctrine, was the true measure of religious belief. The author argues that this enlightened emphasis on conduct in religion relied less on arguments from reason alone than has been believed.
Trade Review“Thomas Ahnert’s cogently argued and highly original monograph amounts to a complete reversal of some of the most commonly accepted features of what the Enlightenment—and not only that in Scotland—was about.”—Knud Haakonssen, University of Erfurt and University of St. Andrews -- Knud Haakonssen
“Ahnert’s polyglot grasp of Latin primary source materials and secondary scholarship in German, French, and Italian brings a depth and solidity to his scholarship on the Moderate theologians of eighteenth-century Scotland. His arresting revisionist case study brings back to life aspects of history which most scholars in this field can barely touch, far less revivify.”—Colin Kidd, author of
Union and Unionisms: Political Thought in Scotland 1500–2000 -- Colin Kidd
