Philanthropy and the Funding of the Church of England, 1856–1914

Philanthropy and the Funding of the Church of England, 1856–1914
Author: Sarah Flew
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317317718

The changing relationship between the church and its supporters is key to understanding changing religious and social attitudes in Victorian Britain. Using the records of the Anglican Church’s home-missionary organizations, Flew charts the decline in Christian philanthropy and its connection to the growing secularization of society.