Faith on the Home Front, 9783039102525
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Issued also as the author’s thesis (Ph. D.), University of Birmingham, 2003.

Faith on the Home Front

Aspects of Church Life and Popular Religion in Birmingham 1939-1945

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    249 pages

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    29 May 2006

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Summary

The nature of religion on the domestic front in Britain during the Second World War has, hitherto, been relatively unexplored. This study focuses on Birmingham and describes wartime popular religion, primarily as recounted in oral testimony. The difference the War made to people’s faith, and the consolation wrought by prayer and a religious outlook are explored, as are the religious language and concepts utilised by the wartime popular media of cinema and wireless. Clerical rhetoric about the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9783039102525
ISBN-10:3039102524
Author:Stephen Parker
Publisher:Verlag Peter Lang
Imprint:Verlag Peter Lang
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:249
Edition:1st
Release Date:29 May 2006
Weight:370g
Dimensions:220mm x 150mm
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Critics Review

«This is a valuable contribution not only to our knowledge of the history of religion in Britain during the Second World War - in itself a seriously neglected field - but also to the continuing relevance and vitality of religion within British culture and society during the first half of the twentieth century.» (Gerald Parsons, Journal of Ecclesiastical History) «Certainly, in this carefully balanced work Stephen Parker gives us much to consider on both the religious and historical front. He has also done a service in bringing to the fore aspects of inter-war life requiring further research, not merely in Birmingham but in comparative studies of different economic regions.» (Barry K. Hill, Journal of Beliefs & Values)

About The Author

Stephen Parker

The Author: Stephen Parker is a native of Birmingham. He holds a BEd (Hons) degree in Religious and Theological Studies, a Masters degree in pastoral studies and a Ph.D. in theology, all awarded by the University of Birmingham. Formerly a lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester, he is currently head of Religious Studies at Cadbury Sixth Form College, Birmingham.

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