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Christianity and social service in modern Britain : the disinherited spirit / Frank Prochaska.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Prochaska, F. K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church charities--Great Britain.
- Church charities.
- Church work with the poor--Great Britain.
- Church work with the poor.
- Church and social problems--Great Britain.
- Church and social problems.
- Social service--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Social service.
- Physical Description:
- 216 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Christianity & social service in modern Britain
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- An elegantly written study that charts the relationship between Christianity and social service in Britain since the eighteenth century and presents a challenging new interpretation of the links between Christian decline and democratic traditions.
- Contents:
- Background
- Schooling
- Visiting
- Mothering
- Nursing
- Foreground.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780191537066
- 0191537063
- OCLC:
- 476259054
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