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Religious Revivals in Britain and Ireland, 1859-1905. .

Publication: Albion
Publication Date: 22-SEP-02 		Format: Online - approximately 818 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Religious Revivals in Britain and Ireland, 1859-1905. .(Book Review)

Article Excerpt
Janice Holmes. Religious Revivals in Britain and Ireland, 1859-1905. Dublin: Irish Academic Press; dist. by ISBS, Portland, Ore. 2000. Pp. xxii, 281. $52.50. ISBN 0-7165-2692-1.

The phenomenon of revival, originally a movement expressing an intense quest for certainty of salvation, was common in the British Isles during the Victorian era. It could agitate whole communities for days or months on end, driving their members to serious reflections or emotional transports. Perhaps its most striking instance during the nineteenth century was the Ulster revival of 1859, when much of the province was turned upside down by thousands thronging to make their peace with God. That event is the starting point for this new study by Janice Holmes, lecturer in Irish history at...

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