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Author Johnson, Neil, author

Title The Labour Church : the Movement & Its Message / Neil Johnson
Edition First edition
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (240 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics
Routledge studies in radical history and politics.
Contents Cover ; Series Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: 'The Labour Church -- God is in the Labour movement'; An appeal to international socialism; A brief history of the international Labour Churchmovement; Labour Church historiography; Theological Socialism as key to understanding the LabourChurch; The progression and structure of the book; Notes; Chapter 1: The Religion of Socialism: answering the Labour Question; Introduction; The Labour Question; The socialist revival; Faith in the new social life
Socialist Christians and Christian SocialistsThe Labour Church; Conclusion; Chapter 2: John Trevor: prophet of Theological Socialism; Introduction; Making of a disenchanted evangelical; Seeking Free Religion; The unfolding of a utopian vision; Prophet and Church of the Unfolding God; Death of a visionary; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Theological Socialism Gospel of the Labour Church; Introduction; Founding principles; The message of official publications; Theological Socialism in the post-TrevorLabour Church; Late-Victorianutopianism and the Labour Church; Conclusion; Notes
Chapter 4: The Theological SocialistsLabour Church disciplesIntroduction; Theological Socialists: as envisaged; Theological Socialists: in practice; The mentor; The Clarion phenomenon; Creating an independent press; The Cinderella Clubs; Disillusioned clerics; The Carpenter Circle; Leadership of Labour Churches; A literary canon; The role of women activists; The ILP; Theological Socialists: by conviction; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 5: Challenging histories of theLabour Church; Introduction: the 'death' of the Labour Church; Revivals; The Labour Church of Birmingham
The Labour Church of CanadaLingering echoes; Conclusion; Notes; Conclusion: Labour history as religious history; Notes; Appendix 1: A written reconstruction of the first LabourChurch service; Notes; Appendix 2: D.F. Summers' reconstruction of a LabourChurch service; Notes; Bibliography; Archival sources; Newspapers and journals; Published primary sources; Secondary sources; Books and articles in books; Journal articles; E-journal articles; Unpublished theses and dissertations; Internet sources; Index
Summary "This book aims to unpack the core message of the Labour Church and question the accepted views of the movement by pursuing an alternative way of analysing its history, significance and meaning. The religious influences on late-nineteenth/early-twentieth-century British Socialism are examined and placed within a wider context, highlighting a continuing theological imperative for the British Labour movement. The book argues that the most distinctive feature of the Labour Church was Theological Socialism. For its founder, John Trevor, Theological Socialism was the literal Religion of Socialism, a post-Christian prophecy announcing the dawn of a new utopian era explained in terms of the Kingdom of God on earth; for members of the Labour Church, who are referred to as Theological Socialists, Theological Socialism was an inclusive message about God working through the Labour movement. Challenging the historiography and reappraising the political significance of the Labour Church, this book will be of interest to students and scholars researching the intersection between religion and politics, as well as radical left history and politics more generally."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Labor movement -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History
Labor movement -- Great Britain -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History
Christian socialism -- Great Britain -- History
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Communism & Socialism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory.
Christian socialism
Labor movement -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Great Britain
Genre/Form History
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