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Free churches and society : the nonconformist contribution to social welfare, 1800-2010 / edited by Lesley Husselbee and Paul Ballard.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free churches--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Free churches.
- Free churches--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Dissenters, Religious--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Dissenters, Religious.
- Dissenters, Religious--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Church and social problems--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Church and social problems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; New York : Continuum, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Many of the key improvements to social conditions in the United Kingdom have been made by Christians. Most of us would be able to think of such key Anglican figures as William Wilberforce, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury or Dr Thomas Barnardo, but lesser known contributions were made behind the scenes by significant members of the Non-Conformist Churches. This book traces the Free Church contribution to society from 1800 to the present day. It looks at the work of campaigners, co-operative societies, philanthropists and politicians, and traces the ways in which conditions in slums, education, and industry were improved, including work with women and with black and ethnic minorities.  There is a growing interest in the part the churches can play today in community development and in the building of social capital. This book will show that some of the things now seen as government initiatives had their origins in the work of Free Church pioneers.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements and Editorial Notes; Contributors; Introduction; Kirsty Thorpe; 1 The Free Churches and their Nation; Stephen Orchard; 2 Congregations and Community; Robert Pope; 3 Conscience and Politics; David Bebbington; 4 Providers and Protagonists in the Nation's Education; Stephen Orchard; 5 Industry, Philanthropy and Christian Citizenship : Pioneers in Paternalism; Clyde Binfield; 6 Slums and Salvation; Peter Catterall; 7 Campaigners and Co-operative Societies; David M. Thompson; 8 The Welfare State and Beyond: The Reshaping of Community Work; Lesley Husselbee; 9 Living out of History
- Paul BallardNotes; Select General Bibliography; Index of People; Index of Places; General Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 13, 2014).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4411-7905-4
- OCLC:
- 893331443
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