The Passing of Protestant England: Secularisation and Social Change, c. 1920-1960

Green, S. J. D.

ISBN 10: 1107407656 / ISBN 13: 9781107407657

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2012

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An important account of the causes, courses and consequences of the secularisation of modern English society. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HRC; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476. . 2012. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Passing of Protestant England: Secularisation and Social Change, c. 1920-1960
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107407656
• ISBN 13: 9781107407657
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In The Passing of Protestant England, S. J. D. Green offers an important new account of the causes, courses and consequences of the secularisation of English society. He argues that the critical cultural transformation of modern English society was forged in the agonised abandonment of a long-domesticated Protestant, Christian tradition between 1920 and 1960. Its effects were felt across the nation and amongst all classes. Yet their significance in the evolution of contemporary indigenous identities remains curiously neglected in most mainstream accounts of post-Victorian Britain. Dr Green traces the decline of English ecclesiastical institutions after 1918. He also investigates the eclipse of once-common moral sensibilities during the years up to 1945. Finally, he examines why subsequent efforts to reverse these trends so comprehensively failed. His work will be of enduring interest to modern historians, sociologists of religion, and all those concerned with the future of faith in Britain and beyond.

Book Description

In this important account of the causes, courses and consequences of the secularisation of modern English society, S. J. D. Green argues that the nation's cultural transformation was forged in the agonised abandonment of a long-domesticated Protestant, Christian tradition between 1920 and 1960.