God and Greater Britain: Religion and National Life in Britain and Ireland, 1843-1945Concern and debate over the role of religion in the make up of the United Kingdom is a contemporaneously relevant as it was in the nineteenth century. God and Greater Britain is a survey of the contribution of religion to society, politics, culture and national self-understanding in Britain and Ireland at a pivotal period in their historical development. It derives from primary research as well as from an extensive synthesis of the secondary literature. John Wolffe's timely and stimulating appraisal of the centrality of religion is well illustrated with specific episodes and uniquely places religion in a firm historical perspective. |
Contents
A STRANGE WARMING? THE FORMATION OF VICTORIAN RELIGION | |
GOD MADE THEM HIGH OR LOWLY? OFFICIAL RELIGION | |
OUTSIDE THE SHEEPFOLD? UNOFFICIAL RELIGION | |
HIGH TIDE OF FAITH? RELIGION AND NATIONHOOD AROUND 1850 | |
THINE IS THE KINGDOM? POLITICS COMMUNITY AND THE MONARCHY | |
THE REAL FREE CHURCH? CULTURE AND BELIEF | |
ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS? THE EMPIRE AND | |
NATIONALISM AND SECULARIZATION | |
Other editions - View all
God and Greater Britain: Religion and National Life in Britain and Ireland ... John Wolffe No preview available - 1994 |
God and Greater Britain: Religion and National Life in Britain and Ireland ... John Wolffe No preview available - 2014 |
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