1st Edition

Religion and Society in Twentieth-Century Britain

By Callum G. Brown Copyright 2006
360 Pages
by Routledge

360 Pages
by Routledge

360 Pages
by Routledge

During the twentieth century, Britain turned from one of the most deeply religious nations of the world into one of the most secularised nations. This book provides a comprehensive account of religion in British society and culture between 1900 and 2000. It traces how Christian Puritanism and respectability framed the people amidst world wars, economic depressions, and social protest, and how... Read more

1. Introduction 2. The Faith Society 1900-1914 3. Trench Religion 1914-1919 4. Christian Culture in Confusion 1920-1945 5. Faith in Austerity 1945-1959 6. The Sixties’ Secular Revolution 1960-1973 7. The Shaping of Secular Society 1974-2000

  

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Callum G. Brown