West End Chapel, Back Street Bethel
Labour and Capital in the Wigan Churches of Christ c. 1845–1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10085165 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Ackers (0000-0002-4030-3300, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 298-329 |
| Publication date | 1996-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022046900080027 |
| OpenAlex | W2036780134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 7 |
There is a large and complex literature regarding the part played by working-class Nonconformity in the industrial revolution and the emergence of the English labour movement. For all its nuances, this writing can be separated into two main strands. The first, broadly Marxist, perspective sees working-class Nonconformity primarily as a form of capitalist control, inculcating bourgeois norms of hard work, thrift, respectability and political moderation into the working class. However, even labour historians who subscribe to this view cannot help but be struck by the ubiquitous accounts of lay preachers at the forefront of Victorian labour movement campaigns, especially in the coalfields. Thus, the second view stresses the part played by working-class Nonconformists in leading their class towards political and industrial emancipation. To a considerable extent, the stance taken, particularly on Methodism, depends on whether writers draw their evidence from national, usually middle-class, denominational hierarchies, or from local accounts of working-class religiosity
Archaeology · Bourgeoisie · Capital (architecture · Class analysis · Class conflict · Class formation · Economics · Emancipation · Management · Marxist philosophy · Nonconformity · Petite bourgeoisie · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proletariat · Protestantism · Sociology · Working class · Gender Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2022 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |