Modern Christianity and Cultural AspirationsDavid Bebbington, Timothy Larsen A&C Black, 1. juuni 2003 - 359 pages Christianity and cultural aspirations are inevitably in tension: the combination invites a suspicion that temporal pursuits have slackened a quest for divine approbation. Nevertheless, as Christians generally believe that worldly success may be a position of influence worth seeking for noble reasons, it is truly an area of tension, rather than merely temptation. This volume explores this lively juxtaposition in the context of modern Britain and America. In fifteen original essays, a range of well-respected scholars examine the cultural aspirations of a broad spectrum of Christians, including Baptists, Congregationalists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, and Anglicans, as they were expressed in arenas as diverse as politics, education, arthitecture, and sport. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
A DISSENTING HISTORIANS FORMATION | 9 |
A CRITICAL APPRECIATION | 15 |
NONCONFORMITY AND SPORT | 28 |
NONCONFORMITY AND THE POTTERY INDUSTRY | 47 |
BUILDING A VICTORIAN CHAPEL | 80 |
HONORARY DOCTORATES AND THE NONCONFORMIST MINISTRY | 97 |
NEWMAN PUGIN AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE ENGLISH ORATORY | 98 |
NONCONFORMISTS AT CAMBRIDGE BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD | 176 |
THE DISSENTING POLITICAL UPSURGE OF 183334 | 224 |
ABRAHAM LINCOLN RELIGION AND SELFIMPROVEMENT | 266 |
ENGLISH PRESBYTERIANS AND | 288 |
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL RECOLLECTIONS | 309 |
Bibliography of J C G Binfields Published Writings | 345 |
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