Churchmen and the Condition of England 1832-1885 : A study in the development of social ideas and practice from the Old Regime to the Modern State (Routledge Library Editions: The History of Social Welfare)

First published in 1973, this work demonstrates how the English churchmen of the nineteenth century moved from a firmly entrenched position in the old social hierarchy to a less definable and insecure position under the rule of the collectivist State run by a professional workforce. Dr Kitson Clark explores the many questions po