Religion and the People of Western Europe, 1789-1970

McLEOD, Hugh

Religion & Spirituality

Oxford University Press

Tells the story of the changing relationship between sport and religion from 1800 to the present day Both religion and sport stir deep emotions, shape identities, and inspire powerful loyalties. They have sometimes been in competition for people's resources of time and money, but can also be mutually supportive. We live in a world where sport seems to be everywhere. Not only is there saturation media coverage but governments extol the benefits of sport for nation and individual, and in 2019 the Church of England appointed a Bishop for Sport. The religious world has not always looked so kindly on sport. In the early nineteenth century, Evangelical Christians led campaigns to ban sports deemed cruel, brutal or disorderly. But from the 1850s Christian and other religious leaders turned from attacking 'bad' sports to promoting 'good' ones. The pace of change accelerated in the 1960s, as commercialization of sport intensified and Sunday sport became established, while the world of religion was transformed by increasing secularization, a resurgent Evangelicalism, and the growth of a multi-faith society. This is the first book to tell this story, and while its principal focus is on Christianity, there is additional coverage of Judaism and Islam, as there is of those - from Victorian sporting gentry to present-day football fans and marathon runners - for whom sport is itself a religion.

Religion and the Rise of Sport in England

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.

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

History

Europe

The Religious Crisis of the 1960s

The 1960s were a time of explosive religious change. In the Christian churches, it was a time of innovation, from the "new theology" and "new morality" of Bishop Robinson to the evangelicalism of the Charismatic Movement, and of charismatic leaders such as Pope John XXIII and Martin Luther King. But it was also a time of rapid social and cultural change when Christianity faced challenges from Eastern religions, from Marxism and feminism, and above all from new "affluent" lifestyles. Hugh McLeod tells in detail, using oral history, how these movements and conflicts were experienced in England, but because the Sixties were an international phenomenon, he looks at other countries as well, especially the U.S. and France. McLeod explains what happened to religion in the 1960s, why it happened, and how the events of that decade shaped the rest of the 20th century.

Americas

The 1960s were a time of explosive religious change. In the Christian churches it was a time of innovation, from the 'new theology' and 'new morality' of Bishop Robinson to the evangelicalism of the Charismatic Movement, and of charismatic leaders, such as Pope John XXIII and Martin Luther King. But it was also a time of rapid social and cultural change when Christianity faced challenges from Eastern religions, from Marxism and feminism, and above all from new 'affluent' lifestyles. Hugh McLeod tells in detail, using oral history, how these movements and conflicts were experienced in England, but because the Sixties were an international phenomenon he also looks at other countries, especially the U.S.A. and France. McLeod explains what happened to religion in the 1960s, why it happened, and how the events of that decade shaped the rest of the 20th century.

First published in 1974, this book describes the religion of the East End, the West End, and the suburbs of London, where each section of society - as well as a variety of immigrant groups - has its own quarters, its own institutions, its distinctive codes of behaviour. While the main focus is on ideas, or unconscious assumptions, rather than institutions, two chapters examine the part played by the churches in the life of Bethnal Green, a very poor district, and of Lewisham, a prosperous suburb, and a third provides a picture of the church-going habits of each part of the city. The years 1880-1914 mark one of the most important transitions in English religious history. The latter part of the book examines the causes and consequences of these changes. This book will be of interest to students of history, and particularly those interested in issues of religion and class.

Class and religion in the late Victorian city

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Archon Books

This book begins with a social portrait of each of the characteristic forms of religion and irreligion that flourished in Victorian England, including Anglicans, Dissenters, Catholics, Jews, Secularists, and the indifferents.

Religion and Society in England: 1850-1914 (Social History in Perspective)

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

This detailed study deals with causes and consequences of secularization: political, social and cultural. Beginning with politics, Hugh McLeod asseses the French Third Republic, the classic example of the systematic secularization of public institutions. But even in France the secular state was opposed by a powerful Catholic counter-culture, and in Germany and England ties between church and state remained much closer. He examines the part played by different social groups and considers how the religious attitudes of workers differed from those of the middle class. How women differed from men, and Catholics from Protestant or Jews. Changes in individual belief and practice are also examined.

Secularisation in Western Europe: 1848-1914 (European Studies)

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Religion and the People of Western Europe, 1789-1970

Religion and the Rise of Sport in England

Religion and the People of Western Europe, 1789-1970

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

The Religious Crisis of the 1960s

The Religious Crisis of the 1960s

Class and religion in the late Victorian city

Religion and Society in England: 1850-1914 (Social History in Perspective)

Religion and Society in England: 1850-1914 (Social History in Perspective)

Secularisation in Western Europe: 1848-1914 (European Studies)