Module Identifier HY13320  
Module Title A HISTORY OF RELIGION IN BRITAIN: 1750 TO THE PRESENT  
Academic Year 2007/2008  
Co-ordinator Professor William D Rubinstein  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Course delivery Lecture    
  Seminars / Tutorials   Seminar.  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours  60%
Semester Assessment Essay: 2 x 2,500 word essays  40%

Brief description

The module is divided into two sections. In the first, the history and evolution of the major religious traditions in Britain since the eighteenth century will be examined, focusing on major turning-points and crises in the churches such as the Evangelical Movement, the Oxford Movement, and the rise of Methodism. The nature of religious belief in contemporary Britain will also be studied.   The second section will examine the attitude of the churches and of British religious leaders to controversial social and political question such as the alleviation of poverty, warfare, gender, equality, and moral issues.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
A.D. Gilbert (1976) Religion and Society in Industrial England London
Alex R. Vidler (1990) The Church in An Age of Revolution Harmondsworth
K.O. Morgan (1981) Wales : Rebirth of a Nation, 1880-1980 Oxford
Sheridan Gilley and W.J. Shiels, eds., (1994) A History of Religion in Britain Oxford
The Church in An Age of Revolution (1994) Religion in Britain Since 1945 Oxford
W.O. Chadwick (1966/1970) The Victorian Church London

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4