The Restraint of the Press in England, 1660-1715 : The Communication of Sin /: The Communication of Sin. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alex W. Barber.
• Authors: Barber, Alex W
• Contents: Preface: The Taxonomy of the Press; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: From Censorship to the Freedom of the Press; ; Part I: PROVIDENCE, SALVATION AND THE LAPSE OF LICENSING; 1. The Politics of Coercion: Maintaining Truth; 2. Christianity not Mysterious (1696): Deism and the Liberty of the Press; 3. Letter to a Convocation Man (1696): Restraining the Press after the Lapse of Licensing; 4. Legislation in the Late Seventeenth Century: Matthew Tindal, Francis Gregory and the Press; ; Part II: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND ECCLESIASTICAL IDENTITY; 5. Legislation in the Early Eighteenth Century: Anonymity and the Press; 6. High Churchmen and the Politics of the Press: Defining the Cause of Restraint; ; Part III: THE CHURCH IN DANGER; 7. The Church in Danger: Prosecuting the Memorial (1705) and the Rights of the Christian Church (1706); 8. The Press and the Pulpit: Prosecuting Preaching; ; Conclusion: Partisan Loyalties; Bibliography; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge : Boydell Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (336 pages)
• Subjects: HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century; HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787448766; 1787448762
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.