Christianity and politics

W. (William) Cunningham

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Sujets

• Christianity and politics
• Church and State
• War
• Great Britain

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 6
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, D.D., F.B.A.
AKCHDEACON OF ELY
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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
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1915BY WILLIAM CUNNINGHAMCOPYRIGHT, 1915,
RIGHTS RESERVEDALL
Published November jqislit.
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PREFACE
bearing of ChristianThe teaching on the life
of the community is a matter of great interest
from many points of view. In lectures at the
London School of Economics in 1913 I endeav-
with relations of Christianityoured to deal the
and Economic Science, reserving for the time the
practical questions as to political duty: this was
course of Lowell Lectures whichthe subject of the
I had the honour of delivering in the autumn of
been the greatest difference of1914. There has
opinion between different bodies of Christians as
of bringingChristianity to bearonpo-tothemode
are so fundamentallitical life, and the differences
that it is worth while to examine them in turn,
far each opinion has justified itselfand see how
experience. The moreweas a matter of practical
aware of the danger of giving exaggeratedare
half truth, the better prospectimportance to any
ground, on whichthere will be of findingcommon
sacrifice oftogether without anyall can work
Lectures, as originallyprinciple. The Lowell
with the internalwritten, were chiefly concerned
hasof a community; but the wargovernment
questions of internationalgiven importance to all
883300PREFACE
I
for publica-relations; and in revising the lectures
endeavoured to take account oftion I have
appendix, onnational life in all its aspects. The
Attitude the Church towards War, is partthe of
written at the request of aof a memorandum
Committee of the Lower House of Convocation
of Canterbury, which had beenof the Province
appointed to consider the subject of the Church
and War.
C.W.
Teinity College, Cambridge,
July, 1915.30