Christianity and Social Service in Modern Britain : the Disinherited Spirit.

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. - ;Few subjects bring out so well the differences be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Prochaska, Frank
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006.
Temas:
Church and social problems > Great Britain.
Church charities > Great Britain.
Church work with the poor > Great Britain.
Social service > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Église et problèmes sociaux > Grande-Bretagne.
Église > Œuvres de bienfaisance > Grande-Bretagne.
Pastorale des pauvres > Grande-Bretagne.
Church and social problems
Church charities
Church work with the poor
Social service > Religious aspects > Christianity
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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. - ;Few subjects bring out so well the differences between ourselves and our ancestors as the history of Christian charity. In an increasingly mobile and materialist world, in which culture has grown more national, indeed global, we no longer relate to the lost world of nineteenth-century parish life. Today, we can hardly imagine a voluntary society t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (229 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191537066
0191537063
1280903937
9781280903939

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