Buch, Englisch, 1156 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 1397 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
Buch, Englisch, 1156 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 1397 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
ISBN: 978-1-108-06239-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This three-volume study by the Scottish churchman and social reformer Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847) is a revealing work of Christian morality as applied to urban economic theory. Having moved to Glasgow in 1815, Chalmers was given a free hand in 1819 for an experiment in urban ministry at the new parish of St John's in the poorest district of the city. His reforms improved education and reduced the need for institutional poor relief by dividing the area into manageable 'proportions' that were closely looked after by parish elders and deacons, reviving a traditional community spirit and promoting self-help. Although sometimes severe, Chalmers' system and this influential work, first published between 1821 and 1826, reflect Enlightenment optimism regarding human nature, suggesting the need for the Church of Scotland to respond actively to problems of urban industrialisation.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
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Volume 1: Preface; 1. The advantage and possibility of assimilating a town to country parish; 2. On the influence of locality in towns; 3. Application of the principle of locality to the work of a Christian minister; 4. The effect of a locality in adding to the useful establishments of a town; 5. On church patronage; 6. On church patronage; 7. On church offices; 8. On Sabbath schools. Volume 2: 9. On the relation that subsists between the Christian and the civic economy of large towns; 10. On the bearing which a right Christian economy has upon pauperism; 11. On the bearing which a right civic economy has upon pauperism; 12. On the present state and future prospects of pauperism in Glasgow; 13. On the difficulties and evils which adhere even to the best condition of Scottish pauperism; 14. On the likeliest means for the abolition of pauperism in England; 15. On the likeliest parliamentary means for the abolition of pauperism in England; 16. On the likeliest parochial means for the abolition of pauperism in England. Volume 3: Preface; 17. On the wages of labour; 18. On the effect of a poor-rate; 19. On savings banks; 20. On the combinations of workmen for the purpose of raising wages; 21. The same subject continued; 22. On certain prevalent errors and misconceptions; 23. On the effect which the high price of labour in a country has upon its foreign trade; 24. On mechanical schools.
