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Unearths the practical social theology of the 19th century church in ScotlandMany believe that the church was largely mute on the widespread poverty and deprivation which accompanied the rapid expanse of urban life in Scotland. This study shows that the church was not lacking in commitment to improving such conditions, through the example of theologian Robert Flint and the parish minister Frederick Lockhart Robertson. For example, publication of Flint''s ''Christ''s Kingdom upon Earth'' led the Church of Scotland in Glasgow to investigate slum housing conditions and to the conclusion that religion could not be complacent about the need for social action.

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Acknowledgements; 1. Signs and Signals - The Stirrings of Social Criticism; 2. From Church to Kingdom - Robert Flint's new model; 3. The Church and Housing - Flint's social theology in practice; 4. The Parting of the Ways - Social Theology in the United Free Church; 5. The Clash of Opposites - The Kingdom of God in Debate; 6. Full Circle - Social Criticism in the Inter-War Years.

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/09/2012
      ISBN13: 9780748644735, 978-0748644735
      ISBN10: 0748644733
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Unearths the practical social theology of the 19th century church in ScotlandMany believe that the church was largely mute on the widespread poverty and deprivation which accompanied the rapid expanse of urban life in Scotland. This study shows that the church was not lacking in commitment to improving such conditions, through the example of theologian Robert Flint and the parish minister Frederick Lockhart Robertson. For example, publication of Flint''s ''Christ''s Kingdom upon Earth'' led the Church of Scotland in Glasgow to investigate slum housing conditions and to the conclusion that religion could not be complacent about the need for social action.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements; 1. Signs and Signals - The Stirrings of Social Criticism; 2. From Church to Kingdom - Robert Flint's new model; 3. The Church and Housing - Flint's social theology in practice; 4. The Parting of the Ways - Social Theology in the United Free Church; 5. The Clash of Opposites - The Kingdom of God in Debate; 6. Full Circle - Social Criticism in the Inter-War Years.

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