Religion In The Age Of Decline, Organisation And Experience In Industrial Yorkshire, 1870-1920 By S.j.d. Green, 9780521561532., History http://eternalflame.abc24.eu/opis/5801247/religion-in-the-age-of-decline-organisation-and-experience-in-industrial-yorkshire-1870-1920-by-sjd-green-9780521561532.html

Stained glass at St John the Baptist's Anglican Church http://www.stjohnsashfield.org.au, Ashfield, New South Wales. Illustrates Jesus' description of himself "I am the Good Shepherd" (from the Gospel of John, chapter 10, verse 11). This version of the image shows the detail of his face. The memorial window is also captioned: "To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of William Wright. Died 6th November, 1932. Aged 70 Yrs." (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The seemingly inexorable decline of Christianity in Britain has long fascinated historians, sociologists and churchmen. They have also been exasperated by their failure to understand its origins or chart its progress. Sceptical both of traditional accounts and of their more recent rejection by revisionist writers, S. J. D. Green concentrates scholarly attention for the first time on the 'social history of the chapel' in a characteristic industrial-urban setting. He demonstrates just why so many churches were built in late Victorian Britain, who built them, who went to them, and why. He evaluates the 'associational ideal' during its period of greatest success, and explains the causes of its decline. In this way, Religion in the Age of Decline offers a fresh interpretation of the extent and the implications of the decline of religion in twentieth-century Britain.
ISBN: 9780521561532
ISBN-10: 0521561531
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 442
Published: 30th May 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions (cm): 22.8 x 15.2  x 3.0
Weight (kg): 0.77