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Edward Gibbon, the renowned author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, has long been regarded as an infidel historian for his scepticism towards Christianity's core doctrines. Yet Gibbon's relationship with Christianity extended far beyond simple opposition; he approached it as both a philosophical and historical puzzle demanding rigorous examination. Gibbon's Christianity, published by Pennsylvania State University Press, explores the depths of this intellectual confrontation through an unprecedented examination of Gibbon's private world. Hugh Liebert draws upon rich correspondence, private journals, early works, and unpublished memoirs to provide intimate access to Gibbon's life and thought, revealing how his scepticism and scholarly rigour shaped his understanding of Christianity's role in the fall of Rome. This scholarly work offers readers a nuanced portrait of one of history's most influential historians and his complex engagement with religion, reason, and the ancient world.

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Gibbon's Christianity uses unpublished memoirs and private journals to reveal Edward Gibbon's intellectual approach to religious history and philosophical scepticism.

Pennsylvania State University Press publication provides scholarly authority and rigorous historical analysis of Gibbon's life and work.

Hugh Liebert's research examines Gibbon's early works and correspondence to illuminate his confrontation with Christianity as both philosophical and historical problem.

The book traces how Gibbon's reasoning about Christianity informed his monumental History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

Intimate biographical access reveals the personal and intellectual foundations of the infidel historian's scepticism and historical methodology.

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Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0271092351
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Ancient History & Civilisation > Rome
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 08 March 2022
Listed Since: 08 October 2021

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