Lay Catholic societies in twentieth century Britain
This volume brings to light the Catholic laity's rich history of collective action to address major social issues in twentieth-century Britain, from women's suffrage to the AIDS crisis.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Woodbridge
The Boydell Press
2025
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| In: |
Catholic Record Society publications / Monograph series (volume 9)
Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Catholic Record Society publications Monograph series
volume 9 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Holy See (motif)
/ Great Britain
/ Lay movement
/ History 1900-1999
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBF British Isles KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Summary: | This volume brings to light the Catholic laity's rich history of collective action to address major social issues in twentieth-century Britain, from women's suffrage to the AIDS crisis. Front cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Editors' Introduction -- 1 Lay Catholic Societies in the Twentieth Century -- 2 A Middle-Class Convert's Crucible -- 3 'In the interests of justice, morality and religion' -- 4 'Its Achievements and its Hopes' -- 5 Catholic Action in Scotland -- 6 The Newman Association and Lay Catholic Support for Exiled Polish Intellectuals -- 7 'Be proud to be a worker girl, like Christ your worker king' -- 8 'Something more than a mere Catholic dining club'? -- 9 The British Catholic Worker Movement and Its Influence on Lay Social Catholicism -- 10 'Today it is not the great saint who is thundering forth' -- 11 HIV and AIDS in England and Wales -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: | XIII, 252 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-0-902832-36-7 |
