Christianity and Social Service in Modern Britain : the Disinherited Spirit.
An elegantly written study that charts the relationship between Christianity and social service in Britain since the eighteenth century and presents a challenging new interpretation of the links between Christian decline and democratic traditions. - ;Few subjects bring out so well the differences be...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press, UK,
2006
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | An elegantly written study that charts the relationship between Christianity and social service in Britain since the eighteenth century and presents a challenging new interpretation of the links between Christian decline and democratic traditions. - ;Few subjects bring out so well the differences between ourselves and our ancestors as the history of Christian charity. In an increasingly mobile and materialist world, in which culture has grown more national, indeed global, we no longer relate to the lost world of nineteenth-century parish life. Today, we can hardly imagine a voluntary society t. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (229 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191537066 0191537063 1280903937 9781280903939 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
