Neil Johnson

The Labour Church

The Movement & Its Message

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Produktbeschreibung

This book unpacks the core message of the Labour Church and question views of the movement by analysing its history, significance and meaning. The religious influences on late-19th / early-20th century British Socialism are examined and placed within a wider context, highlighting a continuing theological imperative for the Labour movement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780367594329
• ISBN-10: 0367594323
• Artikelnr.: 69893412

Autorenporträt

Neil Johnson was born and raised in the North East of England; for the past 20 years he has lived with his family in Birmingham where he serves as a Methodist minister. He was awarded his PhD at the University of Birmingham in 2015, having been supervised through his research on the Labour Church movement by Professor Hugh McLeod. In 2017, he became an Honorary Research Fellow of the Queen's Foundation, Birmingham.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Religions of Socialism: Answering the Labour Question
2. John Trevor: Prophet of Theological Socialism
3. Theological Socialism: Gospel of the Labour Church
4. The Theological Socialists: Labour Church Disciples
5. Forgotten Histories of the Labour Church (post-1914)
6. Conclusion
Appendix 1 - a written reconstruction of the first Labour Church service
Appendix 2 - D. F. Summers' reconstruction of a Labour Church service