The Forgotten History of the Protestant Crusade

Religious Liberalism in Ireland 1

Bibliographic Data

ID8065069
AuthorsJennifer Ridden (La Trobe University, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume31
Issue1
Pages78-102
Publication date2007-02-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Religious History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4227 • E-ISSN: 1467-9809
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9809.2007.00546.x
OpenAlexW2098307472
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited2

Irish historians do not generally identify religious liberalism as a feature of the 1820s. Instead, they have mapped religious conflict onto increasingly binary conflicts in the socio‐economic, cultural, and political spheres. The “Second Reformation” missionary movement put evangelicals and Catholics on a direct collision course and, consequently, historians have argued that it was a key factor in the emergence both of Irish Catholic nationalism and Protestant defensive co‐operation. However, the Crusade also produced a strong Protestant backlash alongside the growing sectarian conflict. In County Limerick, for example, two versions of Church of Ireland opposition emerged during 1820, among high church clergy including Bishop Jebb and among liberal Protestant gentlemen. Instead of closing down debate into rigid binary opposition along sectarian lines, the Limerick evidence shows that the Crusade produced a much more complex religious, social, and political debate than historians have recognised which, in turn, made possible a wider range of responses to key Irish problems

Irish · Irish nationalism · Liberalism · Nationalism · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Sectarianism · Sociology · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Tourism and Spaces

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