The Rev. W. A. Whitehouse , Reader in Divinity at the University of Durham reviews the recently published book by Monsignor R. A. Knox , entitled ' Enthusiasm '
This study of a group of religious movements of the period 1650-1750 also examines some of its antecedents and consequences and considers the real meaning of the word ' enthusiasm ' which was used by eighteenth-century critics to discredit the movement.