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Early British socialism and the 'religion of the new moral world'

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Early British socialism and the 'religion of the new moral world'by Edward Lucas.
Author:	Lucas, Edward.
Published:	Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2023.
Description:	v, 278 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Socialism and religionHistory19th century.Great Britain
Subject:	Great BritainEconomic policy1979-1997.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23940-3
ISBN:	9783031239403$q(electronic bk.)

Early British socialism and the 'religion of the new moral world'
Lucas, Edward.

Early British socialism and the 'religion of the new moral world'[electronic resource] /by Edward Lucas. - Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2023. - v, 278 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Palgrave studies in utopianism,2946-448X. - Palgrave studies in utopianism..

1. Introduction -- 2. The State of the Literature -- 3. Reconceiving Religion -- 4. Owenite Socialism in Religious Context -- 5. Owenite Religion as a Socialite Religion -- 6. Religion and the History of Socialism -- 7. Conclusion.

This book challenges existing accounts of the role of religion in early-nineteenth-century British socialism. Against scholarly interpretations which have identified Owenite socialists as anti-religious or as imitating Christianity, this book argues that Owenites offer a re-conception of the nature of 'religion' as advanced through knowledge of the natural and social world, as a prospective source of solidarity which could serve as the unifying bond for communities, and as constituted by ethical conduct. It shows how this re-conception was formed through a sincere and considered reflection upon the problem of religious truth and was shaped by the particular religious context of early-nineteenth-century Britain. It then demonstrates the importance of this reimagination of religion to their understanding of socialism. Their religious interests were not an eccentric adornment to their socialism, an outdated residue yet to be shed and encumbering the development of a mature socialism, or merely instrumental to their temporal goals. Instead, Owenite ambitions of religious reform were grounded in the philosophical preoccupations which animated their socialism. Edward Lucas completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford, UK and now works for the UK government.

ISBN: 9783031239403$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-23940-3doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

950702
Socialism and religion
--History--Great Britain--19th century.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

381151
Great Britain
--Economic policy--1979-1997.

LC Class. No.: HX536 / .L83 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 335.41094109034

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