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William Temple: Church, State and Society in Britain, 1880-1950

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title William Temple: Church, State and Society in Britain, 1880-1950
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Kent
SeriesBritish Lives
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:212
Dimensions(mm): Height 217,Width 140
Category/GenreWorld history - from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780521376303
ClassificationsDewey:283.092
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 27 November 1992
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

William Temple (1881-1944) was the outstanding British religious leader of the twentieth century. He believed that the 'modern state' was incomplete without a modern Christian church, which should set the moral and political tone of the community. His political and religious best seller, Christianity and Social Order, which was published as a Penguin Special in 1942, was one of the sources of the wide support for the British welfare state of the 1950s. Temple was the most successful and controversial of British 'priests in politics' because as an Archbishop he combined the idea of national unity rooted in a common set of religious/moral values with a constant demand for political change in the direction of greater social equality. He thus combined conservative and radical impulses to a remarkable degree. This is a study of Temple's public life and policy in Britain, and of his part in the movement to unite the world's Protestant churches.