Faith and Fury: The Evangelical Campaign in Dingle and West Kerry, 1825-45 Macmahon Bryan
Faith and Fury: The Evangelical Campaign in Dingle and West Kerry, 1825-45 Macmahon Bryan Bryan MacMahon gives a comprehensive overview of the origins and progress of the Protestant evangelical…
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Faith and Fury: The Evangelical Campaign in Dingle and West Kerry, 1825-45 Macmahon Bryan
Bryan MacMahon gives a comprehensive overview of the origins and progress of the Protestant evangelical campaign in West Kerry from 1825 to 1845. This study brings personalities to life and records the long-lost voices and values of those on both sides of the religious divide. These Church of Ireland missionaries were motivated by a desire to save Irish-speaking Catholics from what they saw as superstitious practices and enthrallment to Rome.
The war of words between clergymen of both persuasions was fomented by rival local newspapers, reaching a climax in a notorious libel case in March The work of the evangelicals was widely hailed as a model of a successful missionary campaign; however, it evoked a furious response from Catholic priests.