The Death of Christian Britain
The Death of Christian Britain
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social science <strong>of</strong> religion 24–5, 38, 90,<br />
206n.8; shortcomings <strong>of</strong> viii, 11–14,<br />
149, 176, 193–5, 205n.83<br />
sociology <strong>of</strong> religion 10, 231n.1; see<br />
also secularisation, theory <strong>of</strong><br />
soldiers, evangelising amongst 93;<br />
religiosity <strong>of</strong> 104<br />
Soldier’s Scripture Union 47<br />
Southey, Robert 19<br />
Spain 5<br />
sport and religion 41, 86, 97–8, 107–8<br />
Spurgeon, Revd C.H. 97<br />
Stalin, Joseph 104<br />
Stanley, L. 136<br />
statistics: evangelicalism’s mania for<br />
25–7, 32–3; problems with using<br />
11–13; <strong>of</strong> urban religion 145–9<br />
Stayley Bridge 61<br />
Stead, W. 26<br />
Steedman, Carolyn 174–5<br />
Stevenson, Robert Louis 112<br />
Stirling 49–50, 140, 156–7<br />
story-telling see narratives<br />
Stow, David 46–8<br />
street preaching 48<br />
students 176<br />
stunting <strong>of</strong> religion 116–17, 181–5<br />
subjectification 13–14, 115–40, 219n.6<br />
Summerfield, Penny 170–1<br />
Sunday 2, 7, 17, 20, 41, 45–6, 118, 120,<br />
131, 133, 142–4, 182, 223n.132; dress<br />
79, 120, 129–30, 138–9, 142 (see also<br />
advertisements); lunch 133–4, 142,<br />
144, 159–61; weddings 132<br />
Sunday schools 1, 20, 22, 39, 44, 49,<br />
54, 129–30, 134, 141, 175; attendance<br />
rates at 3, 140, 148, 166, 168–9,<br />
187–8; teachers 96–7, 221n.61<br />
‘superstition’ see folk religion<br />
Swan, Annie S. 75, 104<br />
Taylor, Charles 33, 193–6<br />
television 5, 178, 197<br />
temperance movement 29, 40–1, 46,<br />
55–6, 62–3, 83, 107, 111; in oral<br />
testimony 118–20, 131, 143<br />
Thackeray, William 70, 81, 119, 141<br />
theatres 52<br />
— Index —<br />
303<br />
Thompson, E.P. 18<br />
Thomson, James 26<br />
thrift 5, 45, 85<br />
total abstinence see temperance<br />
movement<br />
tourism, religious see religious<br />
tourism<br />
tracts: distribution <strong>of</strong> 44–6, 51–2,<br />
96; for men 93–6; oral testimony<br />
reflexive to 118–19; publishing<br />
<strong>of</strong> 49–52, 212n.86; societies 45;<br />
against sport 97<br />
trench religion 104<br />
Trollope, Anthony 53, 101<br />
United Free Church 163<br />
United Secession Church see<br />
Seceders<br />
United States 3, 5, 10, 46, 59, 196–7<br />
urbanisation 8–9; impact on religion<br />
18–30, 145–9<br />
Vatican II 190<br />
Vincent, David 125<br />
virginity 135, 174, 176–80<br />
voluntary organisations 4, 39–40,<br />
43–6; see also Band <strong>of</strong> Hope, Band<br />
<strong>of</strong> Love, Sunday schools<br />
Volunteers 88, 96<br />
Wales 6–7, 16, 83, 96, 137, 139–41<br />
Walkowitz, Judith 70<br />
Wardlaw, Revd Ralph 45<br />
Watson, Mrs Sydney 128<br />
Watson, Sydney 108<br />
Watt, <strong>Christian</strong> 125<br />
weather and churchgoing 155<br />
weddings see Sunday weddings<br />
Weir, Molly 129, 131–2, 185<br />
welfare state 6, 170, 175<br />
Wesley, John 36–7, 54, 99, 142<br />
Wesleyan Methodism see Methodism<br />
White, Cynthia 172, 177<br />
Wickham, E.R. 26–7, 202n.23<br />
Wilberforce, William 24, 36<br />
Williams, Sarah 29, 135–6<br />
witch-hunts 58<br />
Woman’s Guild 68