The Kirk and the Kingdom : : A Century of Tension in Scottish Social Theology 1830-1929 / / Johnston McKay.

Unearths the practical social theology of the 19th century church in ScotlandMany believe that the church was largely mute on the widespread poverty and deprivation which accompanied the rapid expanse of urban life in Scotland. This study shows that the church was not lacking in commitment to improv...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2011
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t Acknowledgements --   |t Introduction --   |t 1 Signs and Signals --   |t 2 From Church to Kingdom --   |t 3 The Church and Housing --   |t 4 Divisions in the Kingdom --   |t 5 The House Divided Against Itself --   |t 6 Full Circle --   |t Bibliography --   |t Index 
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520 |a Unearths the practical social theology of the 19th century church in ScotlandMany believe that the church was largely mute on the widespread poverty and deprivation which accompanied the rapid expanse of urban life in Scotland. This study shows that the church was not lacking in commitment to improving such conditions, through the example of theologian Robert Flint and the parish minister Frederick Lockhart Robertson. For example, publication of Flint’s 'Christ’s Kingdom upon Earth' led the Church of Scotland in Glasgow to investigate slum housing conditions and to the conclusion that religion could not be complacent about the need for social action.Key FeaturesShines new light on the history of the Church of ScotlandShows how religion was a reforming movement in an age of deprivationHighlights the importance of social reformist writers within the Church 
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