Table of Contents

Tradings in Religion: Legislation and Crisis at Mid-Century A Man's Resolution and a Woman's Patience: Fighting the Battle of Life The Redeployment of Doctrine: Treatment of Original Sin, Infant Depravity and Proventialism Subverting Judgement: The Case for Redemption through Sanctification of the Sinner Pet Prisoners and Honest Paupers: Philanthropic Dealings with Poverty and Criminality Conclusion Bibliography Index

About the Author

CAROLYN OULTON is a Lecturer in the English Department at Canterbury Christ Church University College, Canterbury, UK.

Reviews

'Carolyn W. de la L. Oulton's searching new study...promises to deepen our appreciation of the role nineteenth-century writers played in establising the bases for present-day appeals to the existence of a culture of toleration.' - Times Literary Supplement