The Church of England and British Politics since 1900

doi:10.1017/9781787448209

Bringing together researchers in modern British religious, political, intellectual and social history, this volume considers the persistence of the Church's public significance, despite its falling membership.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Notes on contributors
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Preface
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Abbreviations and locations of principal collections
pp xiii-xiv
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Introduction: the Church of England, the British state and British politics during the twentieth century
pp 1-35
- By Matthew Grimley, Philip Williamson
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1 - The politics of Church defence: Archbishop Davidson, the national church and the ‘national interest’, c. 1900–14
pp 36-56
- By Tom Rodger
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2 - Archbishops and the monarchy: leadership in British religion, 1900–2012
pp 57-79
- By Philip Williamson
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3 - Ecclesiastical conservatism: Hensley Henson and Lord Hugh Cecil on Church, state and nation, c. 1900–40
pp 80-101
- By Julia Stapleton
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4 - Hensley Henson, the prayer book controversy and the conservative case for disestablishment
pp 102-119
- By S. J. D. Green
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5 - Assembling an Anglican view of self-governing sexual citizenship, 1918–45
pp 120-139
- By Laura Ramsay
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6 - Politics in the parish: Joseph Needham at Thaxted, c. 1925–85
pp 140-160
- By Arthur Burns
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7 - Anglicans, reconstruction and democracy: the Cripps circle, 1939–52
pp 161-180
- By Matthew Grimley
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8 - Parliament and the law of the Church of England, 1943–74
pp 181-198
- By Peter Webster
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9 - The Church of England and religious education during the twentieth century 199
pp 199-221
- By Stephen G. Parker, Rob Freathy
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10 - Spiritual authority in a ‘secular age’: the Lords Spiritual, c. 1950–80
pp 222-239
- By Tom Rodger
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11 - ‘A sort of official duty to reconcile’: Archbishop Fisher, the Church of England and the politics of British decolonization in East and Central Africa
pp 240-261
- By Sarah Stockwell
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12 - A ‘baffling task’: Archbishop Fisher and the Suez Crisis
pp 262-278
- By Andrew Connell
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13 - John Collins, Martin Luther King, Jr, and transnational networks of protest and resistance in the Church of England during the 1960s
pp 279-297
- By Hannah Elias
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14 - The Church of England, minority religions and the making of communal pluralism
pp 298-316
- By Daniel S. Loss
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Index
pp 317-322
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STUDIES IN MODERN BRITISH RELIGIOUS HISTORY
pp 323-326
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Notes on contributors
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Abbreviations and locations of principal collections
pp xiii-xiv

Introduction: the Church of England, the British state and British politics during the twentieth century
pp 1-35

1 - The politics of Church defence: Archbishop Davidson, the national church and the ‘national interest’, c. 1900–14
pp 36-56

2 - Archbishops and the monarchy: leadership in British religion, 1900–2012
pp 57-79

3 - Ecclesiastical conservatism: Hensley Henson and Lord Hugh Cecil on Church, state and nation, c. 1900–40
pp 80-101

4 - Hensley Henson, the prayer book controversy and the conservative case for disestablishment
pp 102-119

5 - Assembling an Anglican view of self-governing sexual citizenship, 1918–45
pp 120-139

6 - Politics in the parish: Joseph Needham at Thaxted, c. 1925–85
pp 140-160

7 - Anglicans, reconstruction and democracy: the Cripps circle, 1939–52
pp 161-180

8 - Parliament and the law of the Church of England, 1943–74
pp 181-198

9 - The Church of England and religious education during the twentieth century 199
pp 199-221

10 - Spiritual authority in a ‘secular age’: the Lords Spiritual, c. 1950–80
pp 222-239

11 - ‘A sort of official duty to reconcile’: Archbishop Fisher, the Church of England and the politics of British decolonization in East and Central Africa
pp 240-261

12 - A ‘baffling task’: Archbishop Fisher and the Suez Crisis
pp 262-278

13 - John Collins, Martin Luther King, Jr, and transnational networks of protest and resistance in the Church of England during the 1960s
pp 279-297

14 - The Church of England, minority religions and the making of communal pluralism
pp 298-316

Index
pp 317-322

STUDIES IN MODERN BRITISH RELIGIOUS HISTORY
pp 323-326

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