1st Edition

Class and Religion in the Late Victorian City

By Hugh McLeod Copyright 1974
374 Pages
by Routledge

374 Pages
by Routledge

374 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1974, this book describes the religion of the East End, the West End, and the suburbs of London, where each section of society – as well as a variety of immigrant groups – has its own quarters, its own institutions, its distinctive codes of behaviour. While the main focus is on ideas, or unconscious assumptions, rather than institutions, two chapters examine the part played by... Read more

Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Classes and Places 2. Who Went to Church? 3. Working-Class London 4. The Church in the East End: Bethnal Green 5. The Suburbs 5. The Church in the Suburbs: Lewisham 7. The West End 8. The ‘Chaos’ 9. Some Implications; Tables; Maps; Diagram; Bibliography; Index

Biography

Hugh McLeod