The Politics of the Bible
Radicalism and Non-Denominational Co-Operation in the Birmingham Political Union
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12033014 |
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| Authors | Eileen L Groth (Florida State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Pages | 387-397 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Church History (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0424-2084 • E-ISSN: 2059-0644 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0424208400015527 |
| OpenAlex | W2334166065 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
In May 1832, as emissaries from the Birmingham Political Union sought to gain support for the Reform Bill in Staffordshire, the editor of the pro-Reform Birmingham Journal , W. G. Lewis, exhorted ‘Our cause is a holy cause, — it is the cause of religion, - it is the cause of humanity, — it is the cause of the Bible.’ This is but one of many declarations by radical Christian figures of the intrinsic connection they saw between religion and politics. They not only confirmed that it was right for Christians to be involved in the political sphere, but asserted that the teachings of Scripture demanded fundamental changes to the socio-political order and the principles upon which it was founded
Humanity · Order (exchange · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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