The religious press in Britain, 1760-1900

Author(s)

• Altholz, Josef Lewis

Bibliographic Information

The religious press in Britain, 1760-1900

Josef L. Altholz

（Contributions to the study of relgion, no. 22）

Greenwood Press, 1989

Note

Bibliography: p. [177]-179

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Religion played a very special role in the life of nineteenth-century Britain. This period saw the last great revival of religion, which shaped the pattern of attitudes and behavior we now call Victorian. The religious periodical press was the preeminent medium of communication on all subjects in the nineteenth century and is the best primary source for the study of religion. In this first systematic and comprehensive treatment of nineteenth-century British religious journalism, the more important or representative periodicals are identified and assigned to their respective denominations or movements. The Religious Press in Britain begins with a general introduction to the religious press and an overview of its development from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The press is studied in detail in narrative form under the headings of denominations or religious tendencies. Chapters focus on general movements (for example, temperance) or specialties (for example, children's periodicals). There is a brief general conclusion. Of particular importance is an index of the religious periodicals mentioned in the work, cross-referenced to movements and dates. This in-depth study is a valuable resource for the study of modern British history, religious history, and Victorian literature.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Development of the Religious Press Anglican Evangelicals The High Church Not Angels, But Anglicans Evangelicals Nonconformity The Old Dissent The New Dissent Presbyterians Roman Catholics Others Freethought Movements Specialties Conclusion: Heralds and Witnesses Appendix Selected Bibliography Index of Religious Periodicals, 1760-1900 General Index

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Details

• NCID: BA10157862
• ISBN:
  • 0313257388
• LCCN: 89001956
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: x, 215 p.
• Size: 25 cm.
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN5124.R45
  • DC19 : 070.4/49291/0941
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Journalism, Religious -- Great Britain -- History
  • LCSH : Religious literature -- Publication and distribution -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA10157873