Tolerating Theology Libraries in England: The Libraries of Anglicans and ‘Others’ since the English Reformation
Anna James
After the English Reformation, books in Catholic libraries were not destroyed, but transferred to new Church, or dispersed. Soon many Anglican founded at local and national levels. Religious dissent was permitted after Civil War, Dissenters Catholics established their own Colleges Libraries. The 19th century saw religious growth pluralisation, religion declined World War I. Many Christian closed 20th century, particularly 1970s. New communities arriving Britain since 1948 are ‘more religious’ than population, may help form links between denominations old new.
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