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