Anti-Catholicism in Northern Ireland, 1600-1998: The Mote and the Beam [Hardcover]

John D. Brewer (Author), Gareth I. Higgins (Author)

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Publication Date: September 4, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0312217382 | ISBN-13: 978-0312217389

Anti-Catholicism forms part of the dynamics to Northern Ireland's conflict and is critical to the self-defining identity of certain Protestants. However, anti-Catholicism is as much a sociological process as a theological dispute. It was given a Scriptural underpinning in the history of Protestant-Catholic relations in Ireland, and wider British-Irish relations, in order to reinforce social divisions between the religious communities and to offer a deterministic belief system to justify them. This book examines the socio-economic and political processes that have led to theology being used in social closure and stratification between the seventeenth century and the present day.

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Brewer and Higgins analyze the historical evolution of Protestant anti-Catholic beliefs since the 17th century and carefully distinguish the main forms of anti-Catholicism that continue today in Northern Ireland. Choice

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John D. Brewer is Professor of Sociology and Gareth I. Higgins is a former Research Assistant in the Department of Sociology at the Queen's University of Belfast.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 262 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (September 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312217382
• ISBN-13: 978-0312217389
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,378,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'Catcher in the Rye' for the Orange generation., October 24, 1998

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This review is from: Anti-Catholicism in Northern Ireland, 1600-1998: The Mote and the Beam (Hardcover)

A 'Catcher in the Rye' for the Orange generation. Fine Irish social studies writing like this only appears once in a blue moon. Has captured the thoughts of many, on a very touchy subject.