The Sunday School Movement in Britain, 1900-1939

Sunday schools were an important part of the religious landscape of twentieth-century Britain, and the Sunday School Movement in Britain argues that they played a vital role in forming and sustaining the faith of those who lived and served during the First World War. The book also questions the perception that the schools were ineffective tools of religious socialization and examines the continued attempts of the Sunday school movement to professionalize and improve their efforts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 226 pages
Publication date: 25 April 2023
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Before, during, and after the First World War, Sunday schools played a crucial role in shaping and sustaining faith among British populations both at home and abroad. The Sunday School Movement in Britain asserts that these schools played a vital role in fostering and nurturing the faith of individuals who lived and served during the war. Furthermore, the volume argues that the war did not lead to a decline in the popularity of Sunday schools, suggesting that their decline had already begun much earlier in the twentieth century. The book also challenges the notion that Sunday schools were ineffective in promoting religious socialization and examines the ongoing efforts of the Sunday school movement to professionalize and enhance their efforts.

The involvement of the Sunday school movement with the World's Sunday School Association is revealed as part of the broader development of the international ecumenical community during the twentieth century. By drawing upon underutilized material from archives and newspapers in national and local collections, The Sunday School Movement in Britain presents a comprehensive history of these schools, highlighting their enduring significance in the religious life of the nation and, by extension, the enduring importance of Christianity in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783277650