Religion and the People of Western Europe 1789-1989 (OPUS) - Softcover

McLeod, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192892835 ISBN 13: 9780192892836

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1998

Synopsis

From the end of the eighteenth century, throughout western Europe, the official clergy, champions of privilege and tradition, were challenged by religious dissenters and minorities. This book clearly maps out these polarizations and analyses the impact on religion of socialism, capitalism and the growth of cities. It examines the contrasts between the religion of the middle and working classes and between men and women. It discusses the appeal of movements like Methodism, Secularism, and Ultramontane Catholicism, and considers the crisis faced by the churches in many countries in the 1960s. A new concluding chapter examines the role of religion up to 1990, and how it has been affected by modern changes in society and beliefs.

About this title

About the Author:

Hugh McLeod is Professor of Church History and Head of the Department of Theology at the University of Birmingham.

Review:

`This is an excellent resource for student reports on a variety of pressing issues. Belongs in every library that serves a religious studies department.'
Religious Studies Review

`Most welcome in this text is the author's keen awareness of the place of gender in religious developments throughout the period.'
Religious Studies Review

`The scope and the breadth of the author's analysis make this an excellent introduction.'
Religious Studies Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0192892835
• ISBN 13: 9780192892836
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208