Charles Phythian-Adams's Books

A richly documented case-study of urban crisis and decline in late-medieval England.

This study overcomes the ambiguity and daunting scale of the subject of secularization by using the insights of anthropology and sociology, and by examining an earlier period than usually considered. Concentrating not only on a decline of religious belief, which is the last aspect of secularization, this study shows that a transformation of England's cultural grammar had to precede that loosening of belief, and that this was largely accomplished between 1500 and 1700. Only when definitions of space and time changed and language and technology were transformed (as well as art and play) could a secular world-view be sustained. As aspects of daily life became divorced from religious values and controls, religious culture was supplanted by religious faith, a reasoned, rather than an unquestioned, belief in the supernatural. Sommerville shows that this process was more political and theological than economic or social.

A reference book for scholarship on Edmund Spenser offering a detailed, literary guide to his life, works and influence. Over 700 entries by 422 contributors, an index and extensive bibliography.

Short description: The conception of world-history is rooted in Christianity. The Christian faith proclaims God's special revelation through His Son as the key to historical meaning. How does this Salvation History relate to the complex events of our historical existence?

The most detailed history of the Welsh from Late-Roman Britain to the eve of the Norman Conquest. Integrates the history of religion, language, and literature with the history of events.

Book's by Charles Phythian-Adams

Desolation of a City

Desolation of a City

The Secularization of Early Modern England

The Secularization of Early Modern England

The Spenser Encyclopedia

The Spenser Encyclopedia

The Christian Understanding of History

The Christian Understanding of History

Wales and the Britons, 350-1064

Wales and the Britons, 350-1064

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