Description: The British state between the mid-seventeenth century to the early twentieth century was essentially a Christian state, in which Christianity permeated all aspects of society. This book brings together a distinguished team of authors who explore the interactions of religion, politics and culture that shaped and defined modern Britain. They consider
Review Quotes: 'All [essays] provide useful contextual material for those interested in nonconformist history, for example those on Welsh Sunday Schools, the operation of the Blasphemy Laws, and episcopal attempts at temperance reform, and somnolence during preaching.' Baptist Quarterly '...set out a frame for future historical studies on religion and society.' SZRKG - The Swiss Journal of Religious and Cultural History 'The 'parts' of this volume are each deserving of their honoured place, but, thanks to editorial expertise and focus on and weaving together the various big themes that emerge, the sum is even greater than the parts. The final result is a well-merited scholarly testimony to an accomplished historian and one which deserves close attention from an informed general, as well as academic, readership.' English Historical Review