A history of the English parish : the culture of religion from Augustine to Victoria
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A history of the English parish : the culture of religion from Augustine to Victoria
Cambridge University Press, 2000
- : hardback
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-578) and index
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Description
Most writings on church history have been concerned mainly with church hierarchy, and with theology, liturgy and canon law. This book looks at the church 'from below', from the lowest stratum of its organisation - the parish - in which the church building is seen as the parishioners' handiwork and as a reflection of local popular culture. The book discusses in turn the origin and development of the system of precisely-defined parishes, their function - in terms of economics and personnel - and the church fabric which embodied the aspirations of parishioners, who saw the church more as an expression of their cultural and social hopes than as the embodiment of their faith. The book ends with the failure of the parish to meet all of its obligations - social, governmental and religious - from the late eighteenth century onwards.
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Abbreviations
- Part I. The Origins of the Parochial System: 1. Church and parish
- 2. Rectors and vicars
- 3. The bounds of the parish
- 4. The urban parish
- Part II. The Functions of the Parish: 5. The parish and its servants
- 6. The economics of the parish
- 7. The community and the parish
- 8. The parish and the church courts
- 9. The parish and popular culture
- Part III: The Parish and its Church: 10. The parish: its church and churchyard
- 11. The fabric of the church: the priest's church
- 12. The people's church
- Postscript.
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