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Why was it that whenever the Tudor-Stuart regime most loudly trumpeted its moderation, that regime was at its most vicious? This groundbreaking book argues that the ideal of moderation, so central to English history and identity, functioned as a tool of social, religious and political power. Thus The Rule of Moderation rewrites the history of early modern England, showing that many of its key developments - the via media of Anglicanism, political liberty, the development of empire and even religious toleration - were defined and defended as instances of coercive moderation, producing the 'middle way' through the forcible restraint of apparently dangerous excesses in Church, state and society. By showing that the quintessentially English quality of moderation was at heart an ideology of control, Ethan Shagan illuminates the subtle violence of English history and explains how, paradoxically, England came to represent reason, civility and moderation to a world it slowly conquered.

History of civilization --- History of the United Kingdom and Ireland --- anno 1500-1799 --- Moderation. --- Great Britain --- History. --- Golden mean --- Mean, Golden --- England --- History --- Arts and Humanities --- Modération --- GRANDE-BRETAGNE --- Grande-Bretagne --- POLITIQUE ET GOUVERNEMENT --- 1485-1603 --- Politique et gouvernement --- 1603-1714

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"In his latest book, William Egginton laments the current debate over religion in America, in which religious fundamentalists have set the tone of political discourse--no one can get elected without advertising a personal relation to God, for example--and prominent atheists treat religious belief as the root of all evil. Neither of these positions, Egginton argues, adequately represents the attitudes of a majority of Americans who, while identifying as Christians, Jews, and Muslims, do not find fault with those who support different faiths and philosophies. In fact, Egginton goes so far as to question whether fundamentalists and atheists truly oppose each other, united as they are in their commitment to a 'code of codes.' In his view, being a religious fundamentalist does not require adhering to a particular religious creed. Fundamentalists--and stringent atheists--unconsciously believe that the methods we use to understand the world are all versions of an underlying master code. This code of codes represents an ultimate truth, explaining everything. Surprisingly, perhaps the most effective weapon against such thinking is religious moderation, a way of believing that questions the very possibility of a code of codes as the source of all human knowledge. The moderately religious, with their inherent skepticism toward a master code, are best suited to protect science, politics, and other diverse strains of knowledge from fundamentalist attack, and to promote a worldview based on the compatibility between religious faith and scientific method."

Religions --- Religious pluralism. --- Moderation --- Faith. --- 291.7 --- Religious belief --- Theological belief --- Belief and doubt --- Religion --- Salvation --- Theological virtues --- Trust in God --- Pluralism (Religion) --- Pluralism --- Interreligious relations --- Relations among religions --- 291.7 Acties op religieuze beweeggronden: godsdienstoorlogen missiewerking zending fanatisme religieuze propaganda fundamentalisme --- Acties op religieuze beweeggronden: godsdienstoorlogen missiewerking zending fanatisme religieuze propaganda fundamentalisme --- Relations. --- Religious aspects. --- Faith --- Religious pluralism --- 291.7 Acties op religieuze beweeggronden: godsdienstoorlogen; missiewerking; zending; fanatisme; religieuze propaganda; fundamentalisme --- Acties op religieuze beweeggronden: godsdienstoorlogen; missiewerking; zending; fanatisme; religieuze propaganda; fundamentalisme --- Religious aspects --- Relations