Anti-Catholicism in mid-Victorian Britain: theory and discipline

Anti-Catholicism in mid-Victorian Britain has had numerous historians, but none have posited a theory of religious prejudice to help explain it. This article argues that anti-Catholicism in mid-Victorian Britain can be interpreted as an example of prejudice rather than as a problem of differences ov...

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Published in:The journal of religion & society
Main Author: Wallis, Frank H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Creighton University 2005
In: The journal of religion & society
Further subjects:B Ecclesiastical
B Catholic Church; Great Britain
B Controversies
B Protestants; Great Britain
B Great Britain; Church history; 1800-1899
B Anticatholicism
B Prejudices
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Summary:Anti-Catholicism in mid-Victorian Britain has had numerous historians, but none have posited a theory of religious prejudice to help explain it. This article argues that anti-Catholicism in mid-Victorian Britain can be interpreted as an example of prejudice rather than as a problem of differences over competing theologies on true religion. It suggests ways in which behavioral theory can help explain the nature of religious prejudice in an interdisciplinary framework, and posits a theory of religious prejudice in society. The chronological limits are 1850-53, a time of critical importance in Catholic/Protestant relations in Britain.
ISSN:1522-5658
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion & society
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10504/64419