Money Matters
The Neglect of Finance in the Historiography of Modern Christianity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12033149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Flew (The Open University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Pages | 430-443 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| 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/s0424208400002278 |
| OpenAlex | W2325117261 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
The subject of religion and finance is seriously neglected within the historiography of the church during the modern period. This essay explores the pioneering ‘Financing of American Religion’ project and suggests possible fruitful avenues of research into the financing of British religion. By way of a case study, it analyses the size of the religious voluntary sector as a whole and then, within that, the individual finances of a range of Anglican voluntary organizations, all home missionary organizations within the diocese of London. Historians of religion have shown a certain reluctance to grapple with the columns of figures and minutiae of detail contained in cash books, general ledgers and annual reports. This essay serves as a brief taster of the wealth of material contained in such sources
Aesthetics · Cash · Christianity · Economics · Historiography · Neglect · Period (music · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · Finance · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |