God and Greater Britain: Religion and National Life in Britain and Ireland, 1843-1945

Concern and debate over the role of religion in the make up of the United Kingdom is as contemporaneously relevent as it was in the 19th century.God and Greater Britainis a survey of the contribution of religion to society, politics, culture and national self-understanding in Britain and Ireland at a pivotal period in their historical development. It derives from primary research as well as from an exhaustive synthesis of the secondary literature. John Wolffe's timely and stimulating appraisal of the centrality of religion is well illustrated with specific episodes and uniquely places religion in a firm historical perspective.