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Religion and Society in England, 1850-1914

  • Textbook
  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Hugh McLeod

    1. Birmingham, UK

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Part of the book series: Social History in Perspective (SHP)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Hugh McLeod
    Pages 1-10

  3. Patterns of Religious Belonging

    • Hugh McLeod
    Pages 11-70

  4. A Christian Country?

    • Hugh McLeod
    Pages 71-133

  5. Signs of the Times

    • Hugh McLeod
    Pages 134-168

  6. The Religious Crisis

    • Hugh McLeod
    Pages 169-220

  7. Conclusion

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    Pages 221-224

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 225-267
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About this book

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.

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  • Birmingham, UK

    Hugh McLeod

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