Making Toleration
| Author | : Scott Sowerby |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 415 |
| Release | : 2013-03-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674075917 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674075919 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (919 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Making Toleration by : Scott Sowerby
Download or read book Making Toleration written by Scott Sowerby and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though James II is often depicted as a Catholic despot who imposed his faith, Scott Sowerby reveals a king ahead of his time who pressed for religious toleration at the expense of his throne. The Glorious Revolution was in fact a conservative counter-revolution against the movement for enlightened reform that James himself encouraged and sustained.