{"product_id":"the-call-to-seriousness-the-evangelical-impact-on-the-victorians-paperback","title":"The Call to Seriousness: The Evangelical Impact on the Victorians - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Call to Seriousness\" attempts to examine the nature and the extent of the impact which the Evangelicals made on English life in the first half of the 19th century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo men dominated the Evanglical world during this period: William Wilberforce who was the central figure in that celebrated group of Evangelicals, the Clapham Sect; and Anthony Ashley Cooper, the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, remembered mainly for championing the cause of factory workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author argues that the influence of the Evangelicals was, on the whole, a positive one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Evangelicals alone did not make the Victorians what they were. They did, however, play a considerable part in helping to establish the peculiar temper of the age. Above all, Evangelicalism was responsible for giving the Victorians their famous seriousness and high-mindedness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIAN BRADLEY is Reader in Church History and Practical Theology at the University of St Andrews. A regular broadcaster and journalist, he has written over 30 books, including Abide With Me, The Penguin Book of Hymns, God is Green and The Celtic Way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862355050784,"sku":"9780745952529","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/tr-EGpsvuM9780745952529.webp?v=1781630635","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-call-to-seriousness-the-evangelical-impact-on-the-victorians-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}