Religion and Racial Progress in Twentieth-Century Britain - Bishop Barnes of Birmingham

This book is the first in-depth analysis of Ernest William Barnes' Christian-eugenic philosophy: 'bio-spiritual determinism'. As a testament to the popularity of the movement, mid-twentieth century British eugenics is contextualized within a remarkably diverse selection of discourses including secular and Anglican interpretations of modernism, poverty, population, gender equality, pacifism and racism. This begins to address the scholastic gap on Christian eugenics while highlighting the perseverance of eugenic racism after World War Two.

List of contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Anglican Modernism.- 3 Heredity and Race.- 4 The Eugenic Philosophy.- 5 Negative Eugenics.- 6 Conclusion.

About the author

Patrick T. Merricks is Lecturer in modern history, Director of the Working Group in the History of Race and Eugenics and Research Fellow of the Centre for Medical Humanities at Oxford Brookes University, UK. 

Summary

This book is the first in-depth analysis of Ernest William Barnes’ Christian-eugenic philosophy: ‘bio-spiritual determinism’. As a testament to the popularity of the movement, mid-twentieth century British eugenics is contextualized within a remarkably diverse selection of discourses including secular and Anglican interpretations of modernism, poverty, population, gender equality, pacifism and racism. This begins to address the scholastic gap on Christian eugenics while highlighting the perseverance of eugenic racism after World War Two.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick T Merricks, Patrick T. Merricks
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319852911
• ISBN: 978-3-31-985291-1
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 14 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 344 g
• Illustrations: IX, 250 p. 4 illus., 1 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, B, Geschichte der Religion, History, Westeuropa, History of Religion, History of Science, Western Europe, History, Modern, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Religion—History