Churches and Social Issues in Twentieth-Century Britain

Zusatztext Making good use of the religious press as well as of the Lambeth Palace Library, he [Machin] offers an accurate, detailed guide to the views and frequent defeats of the defenders of an ecclesiastically-based social ethic, and his work will be a very useful source of reference... a very useful study. Klappentext During this century the Christian Churches of Britain have lost support and influence to the extent that their future is considered by some observers to be problematic. They have also been confronted with an unprecedented concentration of social changes, some of which have challenged central religious traditions and teachings. This multi-denominational study is the first to investigate these changes (public and private) across virtually the entire Christian spectrum. Zusammenfassung During this century the Christian Churches of Britain have lost support and influence to the extent that their future is considered by some observers to be problematic. They have also been confronted with an unprecedented concentration of social changes, some of which have challenged central religious traditions and teachings. This multi-denominational study is the first to investigate these changes (public and private) across virtually the entire Christian spectrum. Professor Machin shows that while there are examples of growing division between Churches over some social issues, the more general response has been one of differences within Churches. This fascinating and broad-ranging study will be invaluable to all those interested in the Churches' response to the social and moral challenges of twentieth-century Britain.

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• Authors: G I T Machin, G. I. T. Machin, G.i.t. Machin
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.1998
• EAN: 9780198217800
• ISBN: 978-0-19-821780-0
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; European History, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Christianity, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, Social welfare & social services, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social issues & processes, Social welfare and social services, Social and ethical issues