{"product_id":"a-kingdom-on-earth-paul-t-phillips-9780271030463","title":"A Kingdom on Earth: Anglo-American Social Christianity, 1880-1940","description":"\u003cp\u003eSocial Christianity was a major force in the life of the United States, Canada, and Britain for more than sixty years, beginning in the closing decades of the Victorian age. As a tide of concern swept through Protestantism in the face of mounting social ills, Social Gospelers and Christian Socialists urged a less competitive, more compassionate society. They pioneered in many fields of modern social science and actively engaged in social work and party politics. In \u003ci\u003eA Kingdom on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul T. Phillips provides an unusually broad view of the movement from both sides of the Atlantic. He is also unique in carrying the story up to 1940, thereby tying Social Christianity to the origins of the welfare state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing a wide range of sources, \u003ci\u003eA Kingdom on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e places the activities of Social Christians firmly in the social and cultural contexts of the day. Phillips's analysis reveals the dilemmas of a movement that sought to achieve social harmony and justice through close cooperation with secular reformism. Such dilemmas invariably led to rivalries with competing ideologies and brought secularizing influences into the churches themselves. In spite of these worldly aspects, however, Phillips finds that the inspiration and essence of the movement were essentially religious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul T. Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271030461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271030463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Paul T. Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227507978495,"sku":"9780271030463","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1200f1de-82ff-48bc-953b-8cdeb5af2a94.jpg?v=1692809070","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-kingdom-on-earth-paul-t-phillips-9780271030463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}