Friends, Neighbours, Sinners

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'This book is ... not only valuable for historians of religion seeking to understand the social, local and personal effects of 1689, but it is also a helpful reminder for social and cultural historians of the centrality of religion to the way that eighteenth-century individuals perceived one another.' Daniel Rignall, The Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society 'The book provides not only a useful argument for a more complex understanding of the role of religion in eighteenth-century England, but also a model for how to think about it in the wider English world.' Evan Haefeli, Journal of British Studies 'Brown's study offers compelling evidence of the tensions prompted in individuals and groups by the act's dissonant promise of security for and acceptance but not outright approval of sectarian dissent.' Daniel Lochman, H-Net Reviews 'This book presents an often overlooked way of examining social history and it has value for that. How did neighbours interact, especially given such profound differences sincerely held by both parties? The physical presence of alternative places of worship within a parish served as a daily reminder of difference but did not necessarily lead to confrontation. How were such differences tackled and even resolved? Carys Brown addresses the social discourse, and the local politics and culture of the community at that time in this valuable study.' Marian Field, Congregational History Society Magazine