Wilberforce
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Discover the historical significance of William Wilberforce’s career and writings in the abolition of slavery in Britain. Explore the role of Evangelicalism in the transition between Enlightenment and Romanticism, and its impact on cultural, social, and political change in post-French Revolution Britain.
William Wilberforce, the politician and religious writer, was instrumental in the abolition of slavery in Britain. This free course explores Wilberforce’s career and writings and assesses their historical significance. In particular, it examines the contribution that Evangelicalism, the religious tradition to which Wilberforce belonged, made in the transitions between the Enlightenment and Romanticism. Throughout it relates Wilberforce’s career and writings to wider social and cultural developments in Britain, with special regard for British reaction to the French Revolution.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Understand the key aspects of William Wilberforce’s political career and writings, and have an appreciation of their historical and religious significance
Demonstrate an awareness of the relationship of Evangelicalism to cultural transitions between the Enlightenment and Romanticism
Understand the contribution of religion to cultural, social and political change in Britain in the years after the French Revolution.
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