Victorian Christianity at the Fin de Siècle: The Culture of English Religion in a Decadent Age Contributor(s): Knight, Frances (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780768915 ISBN-13: 9781780768915 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - History - History | Europe - Ireland - Religion | Christianity - History |
Dewey: 274.108 |
LCCN: 2018379804 |
Series: Library of Modern Religion |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" (1.15 lbs) 306 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The period known as the fin de siecle - defined in this groundbreaking book as chiefly the period between1885 and 1901 - was a fluid and unsettling epoch of optimism and pessimism, endings and beginnings, aswell as of new forms of creativity and anxiety. The end of the century has attracted much interest from scholars of literary and cultural studies, who regard it as a critical moment in the history of their disciplines; but it has been relatively ignored by religious historians. Frances Knight here sets right that neglect. She shows how late Victorian society (often said to be one of the most intensely Christian cultures the world has ever seen) reacted to the bold agendas being set by the thinkers of the fin de siecle; and how prominent Church figures during the era first identified many of the concerns that have preoccupied Christians latterly. These include an active interest in social justice and the creation of new types of communities; increasingly open discussion of the sexual exploitation of children; debates about society's 'decadence'; new ideas about the role of women; and the belief in the redemptive powers of art, pioneered by figures as diverse as P.T. |