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Piety and Poverty: Working-Class Religion in Berlin, London and New York, 1870-1914 (Europe Past and Present) - Hardcover

McLeod, Hugh

 
9780841913561: Piety and Poverty: Working-Class Religion in Berlin, London and New York, 1870-1914 (Europe Past and Present)

Synopsis

The late 19th and early 20th centuries were regarded in many western countries as a time of religious crisis. This was generally believed to be most acute in cities and especially among the working class. This book focuses on working class religion in three of the world's greatest cities in this period of crisis. One of the most important matters at issue in the debate is that of the relationship between secularisation and urbanisation.

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About the Author

Hugh McLeod is professor of Church History at the University of Birmingham and president of the British branch of CIHEC (International Church History Organization). He is the author of several books in the comparative history of religion, including Class and Religion in the Late Victorian City and Religion and the People of Western Europe 1879-1970.

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