Joseph T. Stuart shows us that the relationship between the Enlightenment and Christianity was not strictly one of opposition and conflict. Rather, the Enlightenment was a general program and set of ideas that influenced all sectors of life, including religion itself.
Rethinking the Enlightenment: Faith in the Age of Reason, by Joseph T. Stuart (351 pages, Ignatius Press, 2020)
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