the reformation and the illiberal roots of liberalism
- Simpson, James
- The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge (MSS), 2019
How did the English Reformation, with its illiberal, intolerant beginnings, lay the groundwork for the Enlightenment-free will, liberty of conscience, religious toleration, constitutionalism, and all the rest? In his provocative rewriting of the history of liberalism, James Simpson uncovers its unexpected debt to Protestant evangelicalism.