Organized Freethought - The Religion of Unbelief in Victorian England

This title, first published in 1987, explores the phenomenon of militant freethought among England's working classes from 1840-1870. In particular, it is an effort to explain the peculiarly theological and evangelistic overtones of much Victorian working class radicalism, and the resulting emergence of a Victorian religion of atheism. This title will be of interest to students of nineteenth-century religious and social history.

List of contents

Introduction: Organized Freethought in Summary and in Context; 1. Child as Father of the Man 2. Orthodoxy: Immoral and Untrue 3. Personalities, Posturing, and Principles 4. Choosing a Creed and a Cause 5. Orthodoxy "Out-Orthodoxed"; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Shirley A Mullen, Shirley A. Mullen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2019
• EAN: 9781138071339
• ISBN: 978-1-138-07133-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: 19th Century Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works