A Protestant Purgatory: Theological Origins of the Penitentiary Act, 1779
Author:   Laurie Throness
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780754663928


Pages:   390
Publication Date:   21 October 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Laurie Throness
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780754663928


ISBN 10:   0754663922
Pages:   390
Publication Date:   21 October 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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'Exacting standards of scholarship underpin this work and this is an important new contribution to an act of Parliament but more generally to explaining a political and religious milieu set upon the saving of souls on Protestant terms.' Parergon 'This meticulous and scholarly publication provides a wealth of primary evidence. ... [it is] an important contribution to comprehending the mental frameworks that led to the development of the penitentiary and the modern prison.' American Historical Review


'Exacting standards of scholarship underpin this work and this is an important new contribution to an act of Parliament but more generally to explaining a political and religious milieu set upon the saving of souls on Protestant terms.' Parergon 'This meticulous and scholarly publication provides a wealth of primary evidence. ... [it is] an important contribution to comprehending the mental frameworks that led to the development of the penitentiary and the modern prison.' American Historical Review


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Laurie Throness is a Canadian scholar who completed a PhD in History at Cambridge, following on his degrees in public policy and biblical studies.

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