The dynamics of religious reform in church, state and society in Northern Europe, 1780-1920: Alle titels
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Kadoc Charity and social welfare
How churches in Northern Europe reinvented their role as providers of social relief. Charity is a word that fits well in the history of religion and churches, whereas the concept of social reform seems to belong more to the vocabulary of the modern welfare states. Christian charity found itself, during the long nineteenth century, within the maelstrom of social turmoil. In this context of social unrest, although charity managed to confirm its relevance, it was also subjected to fierce criticism,...
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Engels | 312 pagina's (PDF, 31 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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