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- Contributes to the ongoing academic debates on secularisation—or the marginalisation of mainstream religious beliefs and practices—in twentieth-century British society
- Addresses three areas in which the current literature is weak
- Employs a distinctly different, highly data-driven approach
Part of the book series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700–2000 (HISASE)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
“This monograph is an important contribution to our understanding of the varied fortunes of British Christianity during the twentieth century.”
- Rev Dr Andrew Atherstone, Tutor in Church History and Latimer Research Fellow, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford, UK
“This book is an important and original work. Anyone interested in twentieth-century Christianity in Britain will learn much from it. Grant Masom enables the reader to make sense of the new urban spaces that became a key part of British life in the last hundred years.”
- Rev Dr David Goodhew, Visiting Fellow of St Johns College, Durham University, UK
“This ground-breaking study adds new depth to our understanding of the importance of religion in English life and the role of the churches in shaping their own destiny in the first three-quarters of the twentieth century.”- Dr Mark Smith, Associate Professor in History, University of Oxford, UK
This book contributes to the ongoing academic debates on secularisation—or the marginalisation of mainstream religious beliefs and practices—in twentieth-century British society. It addresses three areas in which the current literature is weak: the ‘agency’ of organised religion in the outcomes described as secularisation, rather than explanations based on external challenges (such as the ‘modernisation’ of society and thought, increased affluence, and more leisure choices); a focus on urban areas transformed by twentieth-century industrialisation and suburbanisation; and an extended time period to the end of the third quarter of the twentieth century, allowing proper consideration of long-term trends alongside short-term upheavals such as the World Wars, the Great Depression, and the social changes of the 1960s. Further, the book employs a distinctly different, highly data-driven approach, considers all religious movements, and sets its conclusions within the wider social and cultural context of a representative community.
Authors and Affiliations
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Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, UK
Grant Masom
About the author
Grant Masom lives in South Buckinghamshire, where he combines a board-level career with local church leadership and trusteeship of several charities, including chairing a large theological college. After graduating from Cambridge University, he was awarded an MA by the Open University, and a doctorate by the University of Oxford. He is affiliated with the University of Oxford's Department of Continuing Education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Local Churches in New Urban Britain, 1890-1975
Book Subtitle: “The Greatest Challenge”?
Authors: Grant Masom
Series Title: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700–2000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48095-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48094-3Published: 01 August 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48097-4Published: 02 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-48095-0Published: 31 July 2020
Series ISSN: 2946-3351
Series E-ISSN: 2946-336X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 288
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, History of Modern Europe, Cultural History, Social History, History of Religion