Bishop Burgess and his World
Culture, Religion and Society in Britain, Europe and North America in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Author(s) Nigel Yates
Language: English
Genre(s): Medieval, Modern Languages, Archaeology
- June 2007 · 288 pages ·216x138mm
- · Hardback - 9780708320754
About The Book
English author and philosopher, Bishop Thomas Burgess' career was concerned with advocating for the emancipation of slaves and evangelistic work among the poor. This book uses his life as a starting point to uncover the links between the academic, religious and social cultures of Britain, Europe and North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.