Project Gutenberg 2009-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 117 Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron 1800 1859 Macaulay, Lord (Thomas Babington Macaulay) Macaulay, T. Babington (Thomas Babington) Macaulay, Thomas Babington Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Leonard Johnson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III" by Lord Macaulay is a collection of essays written in the mid-19th century. This volume includes critiques and analyses of significant historical figures and works, especially focusing on topics related to the Catholic Church, Protestantism, and notable events in European history. The essays serve to illuminate the intellectual and cultural landscape of Macaulay's time. At the start of this volume, Macaulay delves into Ranke's "History of the Popes," expressing admiration for the work's scholarly depth and its importance to understanding the resilience of Roman Catholicism amidst challenges posed by Protestantism. He discusses the Church's capacity to adapt and survive through various historical periods, emphasizing the curious dynamics of faith, governance, and social change that have influenced the Church's power. Macaulay further critiques modern perceptions of enlightenment, casting doubt on whether advancements in science and reason necessarily undermine religious dogma, and he sets the stage for a broader discussion regarding the complex interplay between faith and reason throughout European history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 1642245 1642090 2024-10-12T07:12:59.897455 2023-09-12T10:18:45.903483 text/html text/html 1620126 2009-02-10T21:59:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 611189 2009-02-10T22:02:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 734570 2024-10-12T07:13:22.501367 application/epub+zip 754755 2024-10-12T07:13:05.971422 application/epub+zip 706277 2024-10-12T07:13:03.460447 application/epub+zip 1381648 2024-10-12T07:13:34.760298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1312081 2024-10-12T07:13:20.096363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1216069 2022-09-13T06:40:17.497979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1519341 1519229 2024-10-12T07:12:57.295488 2023-09-12T10:18:43.621461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1518667 2009-02-10T18:11:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 571832 2009-02-10T18:11:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1518724 2009-02-10T18:11:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 571546 2009-02-10T18:11:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21712 2024-10-12T07:13:34.933288 application/rdf+xml 23418 2024-10-12T07:13:04.282432 image/jpeg 4685 2024-10-12T07:13:03.943446 image/jpeg 700554 2024-10-12T07:13:00.033467 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia