The Evolution of the English Churches, 1500-2000

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-521-64205-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 414 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 820 g

This book tells the story of the English churches over a 500-year period from the Reformation to the present day. Unlike some general histories which concentrate on church leaders, it focuses upon the lives of ordinary church-goers and of the local clergy who ministered to them. The author traces changes in church life, charting the emergence and distinctive characteristics of different denominations. She gives full weight to recent developments, bringing the story up to date by examining the growth of new independent churches in the late twentieth century. The book will therefore be of value not only to students of church history but also to readers who want to understand the religious background of past societies. Church-goers curious about their heritage and anyone interested in the changing role of religion in English life will also find this account lucid and illuminating.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rosman, Doreen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Buildings, beliefs and community life; 2. From Catholic to Protestant; 3. Moulding the character of the church; 4. Conflict, coercion, and compromise; 5. Dissenters, Catholics, and Anglicans; 6. The eighteenth-century revival; 7. Diversity, competition, and strife; 8. The vigour of Victorian Christianity; 9. Churches, chapels and Protestant worship; 10. Perceptions of faith c. 1850–2000; 11. Church communities in the modern world; 12. Churches together and churches apart.

Über Autor(innen)

Rosman, Doreen
DOREEN ROSMAN taught in the School of History at the University of Kent, 1974–2001. Her publications include Evangelicals and Culture (1984, reprinted 1992) and From Catholic to Protestant: Religion and the People in Tudor England (1996).