Protestants, Catholics, and University Education
Trinity College Dublin in the Age of Revolution
- History & Biography
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2023
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Publisher's Description
Higher education was one of the more vital battlegrounds that emerged from the religious conflict of the sixteenth century. On the one hand, education was seen as central in spreading the ideas of the Reformers. On the other hand, the success of the Catholic Reformation emanated from the foundation of seminaries on the Continent. This work explores the denominational division in education with Trinity College Dublin as a case study and with the French Revolution as a backdrop. Because the French Revolution inhibited Catholic educational facilities in Europe, the book explores the extent to which a Protestant institution accommodated Catholic needs domestically. The pattern that emerged in a revolutionary context was to have long-term consequences for higher education in Ireland.
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“Thomas Power deploys his exceptional knowledge of the history of Trinity College Dublin and Ireland in the eighteenth century to excellent effect to elucidate an important and overlooked episode in Irish history. Protestants, Catholics, and University Education at once adds to our understanding of Irish high politics, the history of the University, and the repeal of the penal laws against Catholics.”
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