Social Christianity in Scotland and Beyond, 1800-2000

How did Christians perceive and respond to new social problems of distinctly modern societies as they developed in Scotland and other countries during the nineteenth century? Amid the complexities of industrialisation, urbanisation, expanding global trade networks, and nascent democratic politics, what kinds of social policies and initiatives did Christians in Scotland pursue and why? In honour of Stewart J. Brown’s 35 years as the Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Divinity, this edited collection of essays presents new research on one of Professor Brown’s main areas of interest from 14 distinguished and emerging scholars in modern religious history. Centred on historical analyses of religious communities in Scotland, the chapters provide comparative lenses with which to view sociological and theological developments in Scotland, through examinations of similar, religious phenomena in England, Germany, the Netherlands, and the USA.

Social history