37.2480, Books: Lexicons of English Religion, 1380–1850: Smith (2026)

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Date: 21-Jul-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Lexicons of English Religion, 1380–1850: Smith (2026)


Title: Lexicons of English Religion, 1380–1850
Series Title: Studies in English Language
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics

Author(s): Jeremy J. Smith

Hardback ISBN:  9781009429306 Pages:  304 Price: U.K. £ 105.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781009429306 Pages:  304 Price: Europe EURO 122.55
Hardback ISBN:  9781009429306 Pages:  304 Price: U.S. $ 140.00

Abstract:

Religious texts played a central role in the historical development of
English. Harnessing corpus linguistic techniques, historical
pragmatics, and the history of the English church, this book
interrogates the keywords that have dominated English religious
expression from the end of the medieval period to the eve of the
Darwinian age. Exploring a number of historical religious works from
the late medieval period to the nineteenth century, it shows how
changes in the deployment of key words reflected their evolving
socio-cultural functions, and how their usage subsequently moved
beyond religious texts to shape contemporary literary and political
works. It includes numerous case-studies involving prophetic women,
pamphleteers, preachers and philosophers, alongside prominent
theologians, literary authors and other well-known figures. Offering
new insights into the growing cross-disciplinary enterprise of
theolinguistics in an engaging and accessible way, this study is
essential reading for both English historical linguists and historians
of English Christianity.

Written In: English (eng, stan1293)



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