| Religion and Society in England, 1850-1914 1996 Edition Contributor(s): McLeod, Hugh (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333534905 ISBN-13: 9780333534908 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $46.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 274.208 |
| Series: Social History in Perspective |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.71 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Victorians liked to refer to England as 'a Christian country'. But what did this mean at the level of everyday life? The book begins with a social portrait of each of the characteristic forms of religion that flourished in Victorian England, including Anglican, Dissenters, Catholics, Jews, Secularists and the indifferent. It goes on to analyse, making extensive use of oral history, the pervasive and many-sided influence of Christianity before considering the limits of this influence. The forms of Christianity most typical of this time are then considered, with special emphasis on Evangelism at home and abroad and differences between male and female religiosity. Finally, there is an extended discussion on the religious crises of the later Victorian and Edwardian period. |