Christianity and Social Service in Modern Britain - The Disinherited Spirit

Zusatztext Frank Prochaska had made an impressive contribution to late modern British history Informationen zum Autor Frank Prochaska is Senior Research Scientist and Lecturer at Yale University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1: Background 2: Schooling 3: Visiting 4: Mothering 5: Nursing 6: Foreground Notes Index

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• Authors: Frank Prochaska, Prochaska Frank
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2008
• EAN: 9780199539796
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953979-6
• No. of pages: 228
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, RELIGION / History, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Religion, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Sociology & anthropology, Society and culture: general, Sociology and anthropology