ABSTRACT

First published in 2006. A listener to sermons, and even a reader of respectable history books, could easily think that during the nineteenth century the habit of attending religious worship was normal among the English working classes.

chapter 1|41 pages

The Church of England

chapter 2|57 pages

The Nonconformists

chapter 3|24 pages

The Catholics

chapter 4|32 pages

Settlements

chapter 5|40 pages

The Salvation Army

chapter 6|35 pages

Labour Churches

chapter 7|72 pages

The Churches and Social Reform